get down phrasal verb (
see also get)
1. MAKE SOMEBODY SAD get somebody down to make someone feel unhappy and tired:
His lack of social life was beginning to get him down.2. WRITE SOMETHING DOWN get something ↔ down to write something, especially something that someone is saying:
He was followed by a group of reporters trying to get down every word he said. It’s important to get things down on paper.3. EAT/DRINK get something down (somebody) to eat or drink something, or persuade someone else to eat or drink something:
I knew I’d feel better once I’d got some food down. Get that tea down you. He still says he’s not hungry, and I can’t get anything down him.4. AFTER A MEAL British English to leave the table after a meal – used by children or when you are talking to children:
Please may I get down? [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲