get sth down (sb) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb [M]

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).

(Definition of get sth down (sb) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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