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81 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) tvinga ngn att stämma ner tonen, sätta ngn på platsEnglish-Swedish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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82 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) tvinga ngn att stämma ner tonen, sätta ngn på platsEnglish-Swedish dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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83 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) använda en nedlåtande ton till (mot) -
84 tie (someone) down
(to limit someone's freedom etc: Her work tied her down.) göra ngn []bunden -
85 tie (someone) down
(to limit someone's freedom etc: Her work tied her down.) göra ngn []bunden -
86 tone down
(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) tona ner -
87 track down
(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) spåra upp -
88 water down
(to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) späda ut [] -
89 write down
skriva ner* * *(to record in writing: She wrote down every word he said.) skriva ner -
90 top down design
top-down-design, uppifrån-och-ner-design (planering av metodik då man börjar analysera huvudfrågorna innan man ger sig på de små detaljerna) -
91 clamp down
( with on) (to check or control strictly.) slå ner på, klämma åt -
92 hose down
(to clean (eg a car) by means of water brought by a hose.) spola av -
93 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) lägga ut texten -
94 let one's hair down
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95 live down
(to live through the shame of (a foolish act etc) till it is forgotten.) gottgöra, sona -
96 look down one's nose at
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97 pull down
förstöra* * *(to destroy or demolish (buildings).) riva -
98 rub down
gnida ren, massera; slipa av* * *(to dry (a horse) after exercise by rubbing.) gnida (gnugga) ren, rykta -
99 send down
pressa ner; översända (lagförslag)* * *(to expel (a student) from a university.) förvisa, relegera -
100 shoot down
skjuta ned (flygplan)* * *(to hit (a plane) with eg a shell and cause it to crash.) skjuta ner
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