live down

Verb

Meaning

live so as to annul some previous behavior

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

last keep remain weather survive handle overcome recover suffer sustain withstand persist endure persevere outlast
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Hypernyms

live

Examples

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. Wendy Wasserstein

One can survive anything these days, except death, and live down anything except a good reputation. Oscar Wilde

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role. Bela Lugosi

Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down. Sargent Shriver

We live down here among shadows, shadows among shadows. John Updike

The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West Coast to inland detention camps on grounds that they might be disloyal. Helen Thomas

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