down South

down South

Referring to the southeastern US. My husband's job got transferred down South, so we'll be living in Georgia by the end of the month. We always travel down South during the winter to escape the cold.
See also: down, south
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

down South

to or at the southeastern United States. I used to live down South. We are going down South for the winter.
See also: down, south
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • come a gutser
  • close down
  • close down and shut down
  • be down to (one)
  • be down to somebody/something
  • be down to something
  • be down to (do something)
  • bounce up and down
  • come a cropper
  • come a-cropper
References in classic literature
We was down south in the warm weather now, and a mighty long ways from home.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Down south, running before the gales of high latitudes, she made our life a burden to us.
Mirror of the Sea
"He was a soldier and he died of a gunshot wound, in a hospital, down South."
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
Down south of Market Street, in the dwellings of the I.L.W., the housewives had given square meals in exchange for it.
The Strength of the Strong
To-day, now, she had the word 'cotton' in a lesson and asked all about it, and I was ashamed to find I really knew so little that I could only say that it was a plant that grew down South in a kind of a pod, and was made into cloth.
Eight Cousins
Down south they sell them - to zemindars and such-all of Oudh.'
Kim
"I'll try and be what he loves to call me, `a little woman' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else," said Jo, thinking that keeping her temper at home was a much harder task than facing a rebel or two down South.
Little Women
If anybody had ever said to me that I should sell Tom down south to one of those rascally traders, I should have said, `Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing?' And now it must come, for aught I see.
Uncle Toms Cabin
Dat overseer wuz a Yank too, outen New Englan', en anybody down South kin tell you what dat mean.
Puddnhead Wilson
But having friends down south, and hearing of an opening, he got into business at Southampton.
The Woman in White
Summary: Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): It is no secret that Prabhas isn't treated just as an actor or a superstar down South. Such is the craze for the actor that people go all out to shower their love on him and his films.
To celebrate 'Saaho' release, Prabhas fans pour milk on actor's cutout
17 to 18 by a group of Bicol artists called Studio Down South.
Bicol epic heroes alive via art exhibit, parade
With an expanded wing to house the best local and international brands, SM Southmall remains to be the top shopping, dining and leisure destination for Filipinos down South. To date, SM Southmall has more than 400 brands that cater to the Southerners premier mall experience, including the South's only HandM Home, Sports Central and the first concept store of Dunlop in the Philippines.
SM Southmall Launches See You Down South Campaign with Megan Young as New Face
The Scottish Conservative leader said the local authority results down south were a message to both the Tories and Labour after they failed to reach a deal on leaving the EU.
Plague on both houses, say Tory leader; BREXIT
DOWN South Liverpool has announced a new host venue for the up-coming networking event on Wednesday.
Liverpool