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bring down

verb

  1. to cause to fall

    the fighter aircraft brought the enemy down

    the ministers agreed to bring down the price of oil

  2. slang.
    usually passive to cause to be elated and then suddenly depressed, as from using drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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