10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE A DOWN ON»
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1
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To have a down on. To have a grudge or spite against. To run a man down. See
Run. Ups and downs. The twists and turns of fortune ; one's successes and
reverses. Fraudulent transactions have their downs as well as their ups. — Dicker
, j .
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
2
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... a down jacket/pillow/sleeping bag (= a jacket/pillow/sleeping bag filled with
down) 2 [5 or U] very soft thin hair ©See also downs dislike© 3 have a down on
sbuK informal to dislike someone, often unfairly: Why do you have a down on him
?
... dislikek 3 have a down on sb uk informal to dislike someone, often unfairly:
Why do you have a down on him? I think he seems really nice. down- /daUn-/
prefix atortowardsthe endortheloweror worse part: downhill * downriver * down-
market ...
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
6 You have a down on someone or something if you feel and show dislike for
them. down2 /daun/ noun (uncount) Down is fine soft hair or feathers: quilts filled
with duck down. downcast /'daunka:st/ adjective 1 You are downcast when you
are ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
down noun 1 to have a down on orig Austral To dislike, be badly disposed
towards. 1828–. W. S. MAUGHAM She had a down on Lady Kastellan and didn't
care what she said about her (1947). 2 orig US = downer noun 2. Often in pl.
1969–.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
6
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... torment, terrorize, torture, punish unfairly; informal have a down on, be down
on, give someone a hard time, hassle, needle, get on someone's back, make
things hot for someone. 1 have (got) nothing on informal I am not worried—they'
ve got ...
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... towards the direction in which the wind is blowing: The deer could not smell us
as we were downwind from it. be 'down on/have a 'down on ( in/) to be hostile or
opposed to: The headmaster is very down on the wearing of make-up at school; ...
8
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See crack, n., 13. have a down on. See down, n., 4. HAVE GUN have a feel till
Friday. 'Until pay-day, enjoy what is offered. A feel instead of a fuck. Cockney girls
' '(a correspondent, 1969): C.20. have a go. To hit the bowling, esp. if rashly: ...
'You have a down on life—it's no good!' 'I am an artist.' 'Yes I've heard that before!'
she blustered gaily with a german con— viviality that made him feel more than
ever at home. 'But the artist has to hunt and kill his material so to speak just as ...
Wyndham Lewis, Scott W. Klein, 2010
10
The Secret Life of Insects: An Entomological Alphabet
We all have a down on him. This very fact now forces me to defend him with a
little more vehemence than might be approved by the requirements of judicious
impartiality. First, let me ask a few pointed questions. What if the Spider does
consort ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVE A DOWN ON»
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But he doesn't have a down on salespeople; they have a living to make and we have to buy stuff. Share article. “It's not wrong to sell things,” he ... «Bournemouth Echo, May 14»
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2 Min: Andy Lee with the kick down field and the Ravens have a down on the 30 yard line in their half…Flacco goes to Jones on the halfway ... «3News NZ, Feb 13»
Amoralizing: The Amoralists' production of Derek Ahonen's The Bad …
We have a down on his luck detective, but he does not provide narration. Instead, this creative and complex new work manages to capture the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 12»
Cambridge female students' eggs wanted: Critics blast fertility firm …
No wonder so many people have a down on students. 8. 18. Click to rate. David, London, 2 years ago. They always bleat about a shortage of ... «Daily Mail, May 12»
