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put someone down
Idioms and Phrases
see put down , def. 4.Example Sentences
Hip hop terms like "diss" - to put someone down - have crept into everyday conversation.
The lesson was “we must never put someone down because of the color of their skin … and we must never put someone down because of sexual orientation,†Lewis said.
The lesson was "we must never put someone down because of the color of their skin ... and we must never put someone down because of sexual orientation," Lewis said.
While he apologised to David Cameron for swearing at the officer, during the libel trial his counsel said he would never such a "toxic and class-laden expression" to put someone down because of their class, background or job.
Your agenda actually might be using power and status to put someone down.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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