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To "live down" means to live long enough so that an embarrassing moment is no longer remembered. You usually hear this in terms of someone "living down" something they did that everyone keeps making fun of them for. Another way to say that would be to say "I'll never live that down!" when you do something embarrassing.
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What does the idiom down to business mean?
To do work and focus
What does it mean distill down?
Distill down, or boil down, as an idiom, means to get to the essence of something, or to simplify it.
What does the idiom down and down mean?
I've never heard that idiom before. Perhaps you mean DOWN AND OUT, which means that the person is at a low point in their life, that they're poor in every way and not likely to make a success at anything in the near future.
What does the idiom pull a chair up mean?
sit down come over to
What does zero in mean?
This is an idiom meaning to narrow your focus down. It can also mean to narrow your aim and focus on one thing to hit. Picture the zero as a target and you get the idea of the idiom.
What is the idiom meaning of Have a tape worm inside?
This is not an idiom. They mean that someone literally has a tapeworm inside their intestines. It's a parasitic organism.
What does the idiom itchy feet mean?
It means you are looking to move, to live somewhere else.
What does the idiom you live in a pressure cooker mean in the melting pot by Anna quindlen?
i don't now
What does the idiom 'one today is worth two tomorrows mean?
This isn't an idiom because it means exactly what it seems to mean. It's a saying - you can't live tomorrow yet, so today is more valuable.
What does the idiom jumped down your throat mean?
If someone "jumps down your throat" it means they react very angrily about something you said.
What does the idiom it came down to the wire and we almost missed your flight mean?
The idiom down to the wire means to the very last possible moment. Therefore, the entire phrase would stand to mean that "it went to the very last split second and we almost missed your flight, but made it."
What does lay on the hay mean?
This is not an idiom. The verb "lay" is the past tense of "lie," and means that whatever or whoever the subject of the sentence may be, they were laying down on top of some hay.
