bring down

Verb

Meaning

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

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Examples

You 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

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