go down
(LOSE) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
› to lose or be defeated: England's unbeaten run of ten games ended last night when they went down 4–2 to France. Dictators rarely go down without a fight.Losing and being defeatedScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of go down (LOSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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go down phrasal verb (BE REDUCED)
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go down phrasal verb (BE REMEMBERED)
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go down phrasal verb (COMPUTER)
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go down phrasal verb (HAPPEN)
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go down phrasal verb (LEAVE)
- go down phrasal verb (LOSE)
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go down phrasal verb (PRISON)
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go down phrasal verb (SUN)
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go down the gurgler idiom
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go down the pan idiom
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go down the tubes idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit verb (ACCEPT)
- capitulate verb
- concede verb
- defeat noun
- downfall noun
- drubbing noun
- fall verb (BE DEFEATED)
- fallen adjective (DEFEATED)
- give in phrasal verb (ADMIT DEFEAT)
- give way idiom
- go out phrasal verb (SPORT)
- knuckle under phrasal verb
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
- meet your match idiom
- squeaker noun (CLOSE COMPETITION)
- throw in the towel/sponge idiom
- tie noun (EQUAL FINISH)
- tie verb (FINISH EQUAL)
- you win! idiom
Topic:
Losing and being defeated
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