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mow down

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mow down someone/something
to violently cause someone or something to fall. The car skidded along the side of the road and mowed down several mailboxes before coming to a stop. A young woman was mowed down in a public market by narcotics traffickers.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of mow down (= to cut grasses or grains that fall over as they are cut)
See also: down

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Ay, you may mow down the leaves and the blossoms, but the roots of life lie too deep for your sickle to sever.
 
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