Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
bring sth down — Ⅰ. UK US bring sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to make someone lose their position of power, or to make something end: »This scandal could bring down the government. »Another drop in prices could bring … Financial and business terms
bring sb down — Ⅰ. UK US bring sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to make someone lose their position of power, or to make something end: »This scandal could bring down the government. »Another drop in prices could bring … Financial and business terms
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bring sb/sth down — Ⅰ. UK US bring sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to make someone lose their position of power, or to make something end: »This scandal could bring down the government. »Another drop in prices could bring … Financial and business terms
put sth down — UK US put sth down Phrasal Verb with put({{}}/pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put) ► to pay part of the cost of something and promise to pay the rest later: »We will give a €30 gift card to customers who put down a deposit on a new TV. ► UK (US bring… … Financial and business terms
bring*/*/*/ — [brɪŋ] (past tense and past participle brought [brɔːt] ) verb [T] 1) to take someone or something with you from one place to another Bring a coat in case it turns cold.[/ex] I brought that book for you.[/ex] Could you bring me a plate from the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bring — [brɪŋ] verb brought PTandPP [brɔːt ǁ brɒːt] LAW bring a case/charge/suit/lawsuit to organize a legal case against someone: • a string of lawsuits brought by jobseekers who think they re the victims of discrimination • Company directors are… … Financial and business terms
bring down the shutters — ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters idiom to stop letting sb know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about sth • He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl. Main entry: ↑shutteridiom … Useful english dictionary
bring down the curtain on something — bring down the curtain on something/bring the curtain down on something/mainly journalism phrase to end something They bring down the curtain on their African tour in Cape Town today. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a… … Useful english dictionary
