remain down

Related to remain down: stay down, remain away, remain on something

remain down

1. To continue to be at a lower physical position. The flag will remain down for the rest of the week in honor of the soldiers who were killed in the attack. The officers told us to remain down until the area had been secured.
2. To continue to be at a diminished or weakened emotional or physical state. We tried cheering Tom up, but his spirits remained down for the rest of the day. Even though I had mostly recovered from the 'flu, I still remained down for the better part of the summer.
3. To continue to be at a diminished level of output or activity. The markets are expected to remain down for several weeks as a result of the company's surprise bankruptcy. Our productivity has remained down ever since Bill went on sick leave.
4. To continue to be inactive or inoperative. The website remained down for several days due to technical issues. We were hoping the elevator would be working by now, but it remains down.
See also: down, remain
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

remain down

to stay down; to keep down. I asked them to remain down until the shooting stopped. Please remain down with me so no one will see us.
See also: down, remain
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • strike (one's) flag
  • do (one) an honor
  • do somebody an honour
  • Spanish flag
  • flag up
  • run up
  • run-up
  • be up
  • be up (oneself)
  • guest of honor
References in periodicals archive
Flood damage to a network computer interrupted the medical school's E-mail and Internet access, which could remain down for another 3 to 4 weeks, notes biochemist Barry Milavetz.
Grim prospects for flood-ravaged R&D
Both the pair and the cross still remain down by 1.6% and 1.8%, respectively, from week-ago levels.
FX Update: The dollar has mostly consolidated recent gains
Full-price sales rose 0.7% in the three months to 29 July, though year to date they remain down 1.2%.
COMPANY FOCUS: NEXT
Tsee Tthe JIM McINTYRE YRE YR is convinced Ross County won't remain Down Under for too long in the Premiership - with the help of marauding Aussie Jackson Irvine.
Irvine's now past his Celt-by date
Summary: Blackberry Internet Services continued to remain down for the third consecutive day, as users are still unable to access the Blackberry Messenger (BBM), e-mail and related services.
UAE Blackberry users to get compensation
but remain down 78 percent from their January 2006 peak.
US home construction grew 10.5 percent in August
Rafa Benitez's side remain down in seventh place behind Manchester City, Spurs and Aston Villa after their Anfield date with Tottenham was called off on Sunday.
TAKE IT AS RED!
2) Why did the barriers remain down? Didn't the police intervene and lift the barriers?
You say - Rethink tunnel safety
Since launching the product, Neurocrine has worked closely with payors to ensure appropriate coverage policies for Ingrezza, and will continue to do so." Shares of Neurocrine are off their lows on the day but remain down 3% to $75.80 in afternoon trading.
Neurocrine says Express Scripts formulary less than 1% of Ingrezza sales
Connections are considering to remain down the hunter chase route or let the gelding compete in open company.
Salsify future is under review after victory
Hearts were also interested but sources close to Davies indicated he would prefer to remain down south.
FOOTBALL: Billy's no to Hearts as Derby move in
Shares of both Walgreens and Humana came off their lows following the Journal's report but remain down on the day.
Walgreens, Humana in talks to take stakes in each other, WSJ reports