bring down
[verb]
Synonyms: fell, down, drop, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, throw down, tumble

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English Thesaurus: reduce, cut, lower, bring something down, slash, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

bring somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb (see also bring)

1. to reduce something to a lower level:
The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation.

2. to fly a plane down to the ground Synonym : land:
The pilot managed to bring the plane down safely.

3. to make a plane, bird, or animal fall to the ground by shooting at it:
A bomber had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire.

4. to force a government or ruler to stop ruling a country:
a crisis that could bring down the government

5. to make someone fall over:
He was brought down by the goalkeeper and awarded a penalty.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

reduce to make the price, amount, or size of something less or smaller:
The price was reduced by 50%.
We need to reduce the amount of salt in our diet.
cut to reduce something, especially by a large amount – used about prices, costs, jobs, or the time needed to do something:
Companies are always looking for ways to cut costs.
The journey time will be cut to under 2 hours.
Staff numbers have been cut by half to about 150.
lower to reduce the level, limit, or amount of something. Lower sounds rather formal:
The voting age was lowered to 18.
The government decided to lower interest rates by 0.5%.
After twenty minutes, lower the temperature to 150 degrees.
bring something down to reduce something such as prices or costs, or reduce the level of something. Bring something down is less formal than lower:
The government wants to bring down the level of inflation.
The company is trying to bring its costs down.
slash informal to reduce an amount or price by a very large amount – used especially in newspapers and advertisements:
Public spending has been slashed over the past two years.
Prices slashed for one week only!
cut something back to reduce the amount of something – used especially about people deciding to spend less, do less, or use less of something:
The education budget has been cut back again.
I need to cut back on my workload.
downsize to reduce the number of people employed in order to reduce costs – used about a company or organization:
The company is planning to downsize its European operations.
scale something down/back to reduce the size or the amount of money that is being spent on something:
The research programme has been scaled down.
The navy is being scaled down.
relieve/ease to make pain or feelings less unpleasant:
The drug is used to relieve pain.
A joke can help to ease the tension.
alleviate formal to reduce pain or suffering, or make a problem less serious:
You can buy various medicines to alleviate the symptoms of flu.
The new road was supposed to alleviate the congestion problem.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

bring down
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 on themselves.

bring (something) down
1.
to reduce something.
Drugs can bring your blood pressure down.

2.
to cause something to fail.
Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs.

bring (something) down
1.
to reduce something.
Drugs can bring your blood pressure down.

2.
to cause something to fail.
Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs.

bring down (someone/something)
to remove a person or a government from power.
The demonstrations reminded me of the troubles that brought down the president.

The students were not just asking for reforms, they wanted to bring down the government.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

bring down something
bring down (someone/something)
to remove a person or a government from power.
The demonstrations reminded me of the troubles that brought down the president.

The students were not just asking for reforms, they wanted to bring down the government.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

bring something down
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 on themselves.

bring (something) down
1.
to reduce something.
Drugs can bring your blood pressure down.

2.
to cause something to fail.
Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs.

bring (something) down
1.
to reduce something.
Drugs can bring your blood pressure down.

2.
to cause something to fail.
Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs.

bring down (someone/something)
to remove a person or a government from power.
The demonstrations reminded me of the troubles that brought down the president.

The students were not just asking for reforms, they wanted to bring down the government.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

bring down
v. phr., slang, informal
1. To deflate (someone's ego).
John brought Ted down very cleverly with his remarks.
2. To depress (someone).
The funeral brought me down completely.

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