Word info

reach down

Verb

Meaning

reach down (third-person singular simple present reaches down, present participle reaching down, simple past and past participle reached down)

To take an item down from a high shelf or the like.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. Muhammad Ali

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something. Nolan Ryan

No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell. Carl Jung

Sparhawk grinned. "If Martel finds out that he's drinking again, he'll reach down his throat and pull his heart out." "Can you actually do that to a man?" "You can if your arm's long enough, and if you know what you're looking for.[...]. David Eddings

There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or reach your heart. "In the Mood for Love," though, reached all the way to my belly. Zhang Ziyi

A Haughty person will not even reach down to take his own nose if it had fallen to the ground. Bulgarian Proverb

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