get sth down (sb)
— phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
› to succeed in swallowing something although it is difficult: Her throat was so swollen that she couldn't get the tablets down.informal humorous Your dinner is on the table and you've got ten minutes to get it down (you).EatingBiting, chewing and swallowing
(Definition of get sth down (sb) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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