gulp down

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gulp down

1. To eat or drink something very quickly or hastily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "down." It was pretty gross watching him gulp down such a big plate of food like that. I had to gulp down my coffee to get to the bus stop on time.
2. To restrain or repress some emotion or emotional reaction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "down." I tried to gulp down my urge to cry as my big brother got on the train for college. I've spent so long gulping my frustration down in this job that I feel like I'm going to explode!
3. To be forced to accept or deal with something unpleasant. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "down." As fans of the team, we've been gulping disappointment down for decades, so to see them finally make it to the championship game is almost surreal. The employees gulped down the news about the company's fate with somber faces.
See also: down, gulp
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gulp something down

to drink all of something, usually quickly. He gulped his coffee down and left. He gulped down his coffee.
See also: down, gulp
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • chow down
  • chow something down
  • ask down
  • bear down
  • clunk
  • clunk down
  • brush down
  • button down
  • bolt down
  • call down
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