| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,724,014,516 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
live down |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.02 sec. |
|
live something down to overcome the shame or embarrassment of something. You'll live it down someday. Wilbur will never be able to live down what happened at the party last night. See also: live live down something also live something down to do well so that others forget something bad you said or did Ken is still trying to live down his comment that most of what's on the Web now is crap. After the way she behaved at the office party, I don't think she'll ever be able to live it down. See also: live How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? References in classic literature |
|---|
Pickwick, 'you don't really mean to say that human beings live down in those wretched dungeons? Who knows all its awful perhapses,--those shudderings and tremblings, which it can no more live down than it can outlive its own eternity With Scotch patience and pluck he resolved to live down his reputation and work his way into the legal field yet. |
| Idioms and phrases |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|