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come down

(LOWER LEVEL) phrasal verb with come
 
 
/kʌm/ verb (came, come)

Definition

B2 If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower: House prices have come down recently. Inflation is coming down.Becoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong informal to feel less excited after a very enjoyable experience: The whole weekend was so wonderful I haven't come down yet.Disappointing yourself and others
(Definition of come down (LOWER LEVEL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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