send down
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle down
Meanings
Send someone to prison
Why “down”? A structure, a system, or someone's mood can go down when it fails.
“He was sent down for five years.”
“The robber was sent down for ten years.”
Don't confuse with
Send down means send someone to prison. Send out means dispatch to multiple recipients.
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send out
A contrast learners often mix up
Dispatch to multiple recipients
back down
Same down pattern: losing
Withdraw from a position
break down
Same down pattern: losing
(of a vehicle or machine) stop working; Lose emotional control and start crying; Separate something into smaller parts to understand it; (of negotiations or relationships) fail or end; Force a door open by hitting it; Decompose into simpler chemical substances
bring down
Same down pattern: losing
Cause something to fall or land; Make something lower in level or amount; Cause a government or leader to lose power; Make someone feel sad or depressed
burn down
Same down pattern: losing
Destroy a building completely by fire
close down
Same down pattern: losing
Permanently stop a business or service
cut down
Same down pattern: losing
Reduce the amount of something; Fell a tree by cutting at its base; Kill or seriously injure many people quickly
fall down
Same down pattern: losing
Drop to the ground from an upright position; (of a plan or argument) fail because of a weakness
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