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• die down
  ослабевать, замирать, утихать

  The fire in the fireplace was dying down.
• down and dirty
  подлый, нечестный, скверный

  It is down and dirty to use cheat sheets at the exams.
• down for the count
  закончить (на сегодня)

  The construction workers were down for the count; they will resume work on Monday.
• down in the dumps
  в унынии, павший духом

  Jim saw Henry coming out of a third-rate hotel, looking terribly down in the dumps.
• down in the mouth
  (быть) подавленным, несчастным

  I felt sorry for Felicity; she looked so down in the mouth.
• down on (someone)
  сердиться на кого-либо

  My teacher was down on me because I had missed a lot of classes.
• down on one's luck
  (быть) в беде, в тяжёлом положении

  Alan is down on his luck and I am sorry for him.
• down one's alley
  соответствовать чьим-либо вкусам и способностям

  I like designing interiors, so the profession of an interior designer is down my alley.
• down the drain
  пускать (деньги) на ветер

  My father didn't want to pay my extravagant expenses; he said it was money down the drain.
• down the hatch
  (пей) до дна (говорится пьющему)

  The toast-master said 'down the hatch' when our glasses were filled.
• down the line
  впереди, в будущем

  Mary is very young and many changes await her down the line.
• down the tubes
  быть разрушенным (о планах, намерениях)

  All of her plans went down the tubes after she had got infected with AIDS.
• down to earth
  практичный, приземлённый

  Celia is very down to earth, has always been.
• down to the bone
  полностью, до самого корня \ до костей

  The weather was very frosty, and it chilled me right down to the bone.
• down to the last detail
  до малейшей детали

  Jim wrote down his business plan, describing everything in it, right down to the last detail.
• down to the wire
  вплоть до крайнего срока

  The workers went down to the wire and were able to complete the construction of the bridge on time.
• down with (an illness)
  слечь, заболеть

  Fisher was down with a cold. He had to stay in bed for a couple of days.
• down-and-out
  разорённый, не имеющий денег

  After the collapse of the company in which he had invested Jeffrey Archer was down and out.
• down-at-the-heels
  плохо, бедно, неряшливо одетый

  The bag lady sitting on a bench in the park was down at the heels.
• dress (someone) down
  ругать кого-либо, "распекать"

  The principal invited lazy students into his office to dress them down.