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. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context More results

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