work down

work something down

to lower or reduce something, especially an amount of money. Over a few months, they worked the price down, and the house soon was sold. They worked down the price so much that the house was a steal.

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work something down (over something)

to manipulate something downward over something. Now, you work this part down over this little tube, and then it won't leak. Liz worked the lid down and tightened it on.

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work something down (over something)

to manipulate something downward over something. Now, you work this part down over this little tube, and then it won't leak. Liz worked the lid down and tightened it on.

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work down (the line) (to someone or something)

to progress through a series until someone or something is reached. I will work down to the papers on the bottom gradually. You can't hurry this kind of work. We will work down the line to Katie. We have to work down to the last one. They are working down the line as fast as they can, but everyone has to be taken in order.

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Perhaps that old PC they give you to use at work is slowing your work down to a crawl. Registry Utility - Here's the Solution to the Slow PC by Carl Ringwall / General interest community Father and son work this business part time and turn work down. Business For Sale; 24 -- Lumber & Wood Products; MFG-WOOD PRODUCTS by Businesses for Sale: FirstList You then say that you would not want your family to work down the mine. Britain is not what it was; YOUR SHOUT by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)	woodwork wool word word by word word for word word is good word is law word of honor word spoken is past recalling word to the wise word with Words fail me! words to live by work work a treat work against work against the clock work among work around work around to work arse off work as work at work away work both ways work down work fingers to the bone work for work hand in glove with work into work itself out work like a beaver work like a charm work like a dog work like magic work magic work of art work off work on work oneself into a lather work oneself up work oneself up into work out work out for the best work out of work over work socks off work some fat off work tail off work the problem work things out	Work Center Supervisor Leadership Course Work Center Work List Work Centered Interface Work Colleges Consortium Work Completed Work Completion Date work conditioning work conditioning work conditioning work conditioning Work content Work content Work Contract Work Contract Tax Work Control Block Table Work Control Center Work Control Coordinator Work Control Document Work Control Log Work Control System Work Coordination Branch work cycle work day Work Definition Conference Work Description Document Work design Work Development and Planning System Work done work down work edge work efficiency work efficiency work efficiency work efficiency work efficiency work element work end Work Entity Release Work Environment Impact Assessment Work Environment Impact Scale Work Environment Improvement Team Work Environment Research Committee Work Environments and Professional Ethics Work Environments Network Work Error Performance Management Work Estimate Request work ethic work ethic Work Evidence and Assessment Recording Packs work evil Work Execution Plan Work exp Work exp Work experience Work experience Work experience Work Experience and Career Exploration Program Work Experience and Employability Plan Work Experience and Training

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Perhaps that old PC they give you to use at work is slowing your work down to a crawl.

Registry Utility - Here's the Solution to the Slow PC by Carl Ringwall / General interest community

Father and son work this business part time and turn work down.

Business For Sale; 24 -- Lumber & Wood Products; MFG-WOOD PRODUCTS by Businesses for Sale: FirstList

You then say that you would not want your family to work down the mine.

Britain is not what it was; YOUR SHOUT by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

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