come down to us
come down to us
To have existed before and survived until the present day. Most of the stories we all recognize have come down to us from our ancestors as folk legends. From some of the relics that have come down to us from ancient times, we are able to surmise some of the survival techniques of early humans.
See also: come, down
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- cast pearls before swine
- cast pearls before swine, to
- research into
- research into (someone or something)
- least
- win some, lose some, (you)
- lost in the mists of time
- lost in the sands of time
- mist
- could tell someone a thing or two