he gave me the lowdown on it

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• the lowdown — UK [ˈləʊˌdaʊn] US [ˈloʊˌdaʊn] noun informal the important or interesting information that you need to know about someone or something You’d better give me the lowdown on all the candidates. Thesaurus: general words for information, news and… …   Useful english dictionary

• lowdown — the inside facts of a matter, the total truth I met with him after the presentation and he gave me the lowdown on the new computer equipment …   Idioms and examples

• lowdown — n. /loh down /; adj. /loh down /, Informal. n. 1. the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually prec. by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project. adj. 2. contemptible; base; mean: a lowdown trick …   Universalium

• lowdown — low|down [ˈləudaun US ˈlou ] n the lowdown (on sth/sb) informal the most important facts about something ▪ Ryan gave me the lowdown on the meeting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lowdown — 1. adjective a lowdown trick Syn: unfair, mean, despicable, reprehensible, contemptible, lamentable, disgusting, shameful, low, cheap, underhanded, foul, unworthy, shabby, base, dishonorable, unprincipled, sordid; informal rotten …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lowdown — noun Date: 1915 the inside facts ; dope < gave us the lowdown on the situation > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lowdown — /ˈloʊdaʊn / (say lohdown) noun Colloquial the actual unadorned facts or truth on some subject: *When Mrs Callahan gave you the lowdown you couldn t believe it. –d arcy niland, 1955. {US slang (1920s) …  

• The Fingerpoke of Doom — is the common nickname for a pivotal storyline in American professional wrestling history that happened on January 4, 1999 on WCW Monday Nitro , the flagship show of World Championship Wrestling. The show took place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta …   Wikipedia

• lowdown — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The inside facts of a matter; the total truth. * /Nixon never gave the American people the lowdown on Watergate./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• lowdown — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} The inside facts of a matter; the total truth. * /Nixon never gave the American people the lowdown on Watergate./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• lowdown — noun slang informal the inside facts of a matter; the total truth. Nixon never gave the American people the lowdown on Watergate …   Словарь американских идиом