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Examples of Phrasal Verbs with Down
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
| back down | to concede in a disagreement | The mugger backed down when he saw that Max was carrying a 9mm handgun. |
| break down | to lose control of one’s emotions | Max broke down in tears when he heard that Mary had been arrested. |
| break down | to stop functioning | John had to learn to become a good mechanic as his car was always breaking down. |
| bring down | to cause to fall | Michael Moore is hoping to bring the Bush administration down. |
| burn down | to destroy by fire | Please don’t smoke in bed for you may burn the house down. |
| calm down | to stop being emotionally distressed | Max was so upset that nothing could calm him down. |
| come down | to descend, fall, go down | It’s been hot all day. Finally, the temperature is starting to come down a bit. |
| come down | to precipitate, fall from clouds | Snow has been coming down for about 2 hours now. |
| come down | to reduce to the essential element | In politics, everything really just comes down to the economy. |
| come down | to become sick | Max came down with the flu. |
| come down | to criticize | Max came down on Mary for not washing the dishes after dinner. |
| copy down | to record in writing | Max told Mary about the idea. She copied it down and sold it to the highest bidder. |
| cut down | to reduce | Max decided to cut down his alcohol consumption. |
| die down | to decrease | The noise from the party finally died down around four in the morning. |
| fall down | to fall to the ground or floor | Mary fell down and hurt her left knee. |
| get down | to descend or lower | Max got down on his knees and prayed. |
| get down | give one’s consideration or attention (used with to) | Now that we’ve finished lunch, I am ready to get down to business. |
| get down | to depress, exhaust or discourage | Talking about politics really gets me down. |
| get down | to put in writing | Did you get everything I said down? |
| go down | to go under; to drop below the horizon; to sink | I hope to get to the beach before the sun goes down. |
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