Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He'll never live it down.
I'll never live down the fact that I spilt champagne down my boss's trousers.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
never live something down — never live (something) down if you say that you will never live down something bad or embarrassing that you have done, you mean people will not forget it. Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He ll never live it… … New idioms dictionary
live down — verb live so as to annul some previous behavior You can never live this down! • Syn: ↑unlive • Hypernyms: ↑live • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
live down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms live down : present tense I/you/we/they live down he/she/it lives down present participle living down past tense lived down past participle lived down [usually in negatives] to make people forget about… … English dictionary
live down — PHRASAL VERB If you are unable to live down a mistake, failure, or bad reputation, you are unable to make people forget about it. [V P n (not pron)] Labour was also unable to live down its reputation as the party of high taxes... [V n P] I… … English dictionary
live down — {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John s business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down./ * /Frank… … Dictionary of American idioms
live down — {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John s business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down./ * /Frank… … Dictionary of American idioms
live\ down — v To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. John s business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down. Frank was rather… … Словарь американских идиом
live down — verb To get used to something shameful. He has never been able to live down his electoral defeat … Wiktionary
The Girlie Show - Live Down Under — Infobox music DVD Name = The Girlie Show Live Down Under Type = Music Video Artist = Madonna Released = April 25, 1994 Recorded = November 19, 1993 Format = Genre = Live Length = 117 mins Label = Warner Music Vision, Maverick, Sire, Warner Bros.… … Wikipedia
live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
