bring sb down
— Phrasal Verb with bring /brɪŋ/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle brought)Definition
› to cause someone in a position of power to lose their job: This scandal could bring down the government.
(Definition of bring sb down from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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