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  1. Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play, or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing. [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck.



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Then I laid down on the table and Badilla lifted my legs and gently pulled them forward, toward him.

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So when Mbappe followed Neymar and Messi out of Paris last summer, the team doubled down on a plan to develop players rather than simply buying them.

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"If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," he warned.

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At least eight others were killed as the plane struck the hostel of a medical college when it came down on a densely populated residential area near the airport.

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When Bavuma walked into the post-match news conference and carefully placed the glittering mace - the prize awarded to the WTC winners - down on the table in front of him, the significance of the moment was not lost.

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