- down on someone
- down on (someone/something)
feeling angry or disappointed with someone or something.
Dad's been down on me since I scraped the car backing out of the garage.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
down on someone
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down with someone — mod. friends with someone; to be okay or on good terms with someone. (Down = okay.) □ It’s okay. I’m down with Chuck. □ Chuck and I are down … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
come down on someone — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… … New idioms dictionary
be down to someone — british phrase if something is down to someone, they are responsible for dealing with it or for making decisions about it Whether you stay in the team or not is entirely down to you. It’s down to the prime minister to find out what went wrong.… … Useful english dictionary
bear down on someone — bear down (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll… … New idioms dictionary
bow down to someone — bow down (to (someone/something)) to obey someone or something. The old man expects me to bow down to him, but I won t do it. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bow down (= to show obedience or respect by bending the head down or the body … New idioms dictionary
bring something down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
bring down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
be down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
come down on someone like a ton of bricks — be/come down on (someone) like a ton of bricks informal to punish someone very quickly and severely. If you miss any more classes, your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks. When he failed to supply his accounts, tax inspectors came… … New idioms dictionary
look down on someone — look down on (someone/something) to consider someone or something as not important or of value. “A lot of people look down on us because we re homeless,” she says … New idioms dictionary
