| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| down for the count |
defeated by an opponent, out of the contest
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Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.
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| down home |
simple but good, old fashioned
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Hey, Ma. I can't wait to taste your down-home cookin'.
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| down in the dumps |
sad, not happy, depressed, down in the mouth
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Shelly was down in the dumps until her boyfriend arrived.
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| down in the mouth |
looking sad, having a sad face, a sad sack
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You'd be down in the mouth, too, if you'd just lost your job.
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| down my throat |
(See shove down my throat)
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| down on his luck |
not lucky lately, not happy or positive
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With no money and no job, Ragnar was down on his luck.
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| down pat |
memorized, just right
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Flora had her speech down pat. She had practised it many times.
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| down the drain |
lost, wasted, squandered
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His fortune went down the drain when he began to gamble.
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| down the garden path |
(See lead you down the garden path)
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| down the hatch |
down the throat and into the stomach
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Another pickled egg went down the hatch. Yum!
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