bring something ↔ down on/upon somebody phrasal verb (see also bring)
to make something bad happen to someone, especially to yourself or to people connected with you:
His recklessness brought down disaster on the whole family.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

bring down on
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 something down on
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 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 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 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 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 ▲