- ˌbeat ˈdown
- phrasal verb
1) if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly2) if the rain beats down, it rains very hard
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Beat down EP — is an EP from French electronic music producer Para One. The style is Downtempo and Electro.Track listing12 A1 Beat DownA2 J aimerais BienA3 Beat Down (Instrumental)B1 Turtle TroubleB2 Nobody CaresExternal links [http://www.discogs.com… … Wikipedia
beat down on — (someone/something) to come from the sky with great force. We lay in bed listening to the rain beat down on the metal roof. Even early in the day a blazing sun beat down on them without mercy. Usage notes: said about rain and sun … New idioms dictionary
beat down — ► beat down force (someone) to reduce the price of something. Main Entry: ↑beat … English terms dictionary
beat down — index browbeat, haggle, subdue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beat down — verb 1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price She beat the merchant down $100 • Syn: ↑bargain down • Hypernyms: ↑haggle, ↑higgle, ↑chaffer, ↑huckster • Verb … Useful english dictionary
beat down — v. 1) (D; intr.) to beat down on (the sun beat down on us mercilessly) 2) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to persuade to reduce a price ) to beat down to (I beat them down to ten pounds) * * * [ biːt daʊn] (BE) (D: tr.) ( to persuade to reduce a price ) to beat… … Combinatory dictionary
beat down — phrasal verb Word forms beat down : present tense I/you/we/they beat down he/she/it beats down present participle beating down past tense beat down past participle beaten down 1) [intransitive] if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly… … English dictionary
beat down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright. 2) PHRASAL VERB When the rain beats down, it rains very hard. [V P] Even in the winter with the rain beating down, it s nice and cosy in there. 3) PHRASAL VERB If you beat down a … English dictionary
beat down — {v.} 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. * /All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks./ 2. {informal} a. To try to get reduced; force down by discussing. * /Can we beat down the price?/ b. To persuade or force (someone)… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat down — {v.} 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. * /All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks./ 2. {informal} a. To try to get reduced; force down by discussing. * /Can we beat down the price?/ b. To persuade or force (someone)… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat\ down — v 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks. 2. informal a. To try to get reduced; force down by discussing. Can we beat down the price? b. To persuade or force (someone) to accept a… … Словарь американских идиом
