come down to us

Definitions

To survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.

idiomatic

Examples

“It is somewhat remarkable that none of bishop Ridley’s sermons have⟳ come⟳ down to us.”

“There is some confusion about this work⟳ since the original has disappeared, and scholars have⟳ assumed that what has come⟳ down to us is not by Mozart.”

“As you’ll have⟳ noticed, a large number⟳ of pre-Renaissance writings on language have⟳ come⟳ down to us without any indication of their author’s name⟳, or with a false one attached.”

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