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Meaning of down south | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

In or to the southern part of an area, country, etc.
not-comparable
In England.
Scotland, not-comparable

Examples

“They sent him down south, but he came back home the first chance he got.”

“Once we heard his accent, we knew he was from down south.”

“There's a strong case to be made for the English Premier League being the best in the world, but some of the unnecessary hype surrounding the game down south really gets my goat.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

down the house down the road, not across the street down there down to the short strokes down to the wire down-heartedly