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Meaning of live down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To live so as to subdue or refute.
informal
To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.
idiomatic

Equivalents

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Examples

“to live down slander”

“I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

live down to live for live in live in each other's pockets live in hope live in sin