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stoop to something to do something that makes your moral standards lower They have stooped to using threats of violence in order to get their way. Usage notes: often used in the forms stoop to someone's level or stoop to the level of dong something: The president shouldn't stoop to the level of exchanging insults. Etymology: from the literal meaning of stoop (to bend forward and down to make yourself smaller) See also: stoop 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. |
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Certainly, who hath a state to repair, may not despise small things; and commonly it is less dishonorable, to abridge petty charges, than to stoop to petty gettings. "It's not set right; handle's too high; see how he has to stoop to it," said one. She would not stoop to admit that she meant to rival Gilbert in schoolwork, because that would have been to acknowledge his existence which Anne persistently ignored; but the rivalry was there and honors fluctuated between them. |
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