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Meaning of live down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español lograr que se olvide
Polski zmazać zmazywać

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.
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See also

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

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