Verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
impose something unpleasant
cause to be enthusiastic
move something or somebody to a lower position
cause to come to the ground
cause the downfall of; of rulers
Source: WordNetYou can bring down governments, you can do a lot of things that are in your own interests even though liberals will get very antsy when you start talking about it. Tom Tancredo
While bringing about reforms and improving institutions, we have to be cautious that while shaking the tree to remove the bad fruit, we do not bring down the tree itself. Pratibha Patil
We face a brutal enemy who will kill the innocent for one purpose and that is to gain control of the Middle East and to use the leverage of oil to bring down the West, and to attack us again. Karl Rove
Every shot does not bring down a bird. Dutch Proverb
Evening red and morning grey help the traveler on his way; evening grey and morning red bring down rain upon his head. Italian Proverb
One arrow does not bring down two birds. Turkish Proverb