stoop down

stoop down

To bend or hunch over. I stooped down to pick up the quarter on the floor, and I threw out my back in the process. We had to stoop down to fit inside the tunnel.
See also: down, stoop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stoop down

to dip, duck, or squat down. I had to stoop down to enter the tiny door. Stoop down so you don't bump your head.
See also: down, stoop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • come a gutser
  • be down to (one)
  • be down to somebody/something
  • be down to something
  • be down to (do something)
  • bow down
  • bow down to (someone)
  • bounce up and down
  • close down
  • close down and shut down
References in classic literature
With the knife, with the knife that men use, with the knife of the hunter, I will stoop down for my gift.
Jungle Book
Then they saw her stoop down, and once more with that almost superhuman strength which seemed to belong to her for those few moments, she lifted the strange object who lay cowering there, high above her head.
The Vanished Messenger
One should not stoop down to this level for political interests," said Amit Shah while addressing a gathering in Karnataka.
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class="MsoNormalThe Jubilee governor said that the capital city is such an important place to be left in the hands of a governor and it is often an inconvenience for the President, whose seat of power is Nairobi, to have to stoop down to a governor for consultations before implementing his agenda.
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As if hindi siya nagpapahinga; as if hindi siya natutulog; as if hindi siya nanunuod ng TV [You know, I won't stoop down to Trillanes' foolishness.
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However, her heel was accidentally caught in grate, so she had to stoop down while handing out shamrocks to Irish Guards.
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With less than the countable few, defamatory and derogatory references are a trademark for the local politicians, where many - who believe politics is not decent enough for females - stoop down to address her female counterparts with demeaning terms.
Foul play of language
The Old Ford at Hale Thatched cottages, With their cut flowers for sale, Still lined the lane to the shore, Like travellers of time, untouched by age, In their white washed coats, And their low, stoop down doors.
Your Poem
"When they [PML-N] stoop down, it is right to the gutter.
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'I know MCA prefers a gentlemanly fight, but to fight DAP, we need to stoop down to their level to unmask them,' he added.
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Yasin Malik said, 'To remain in news Farooq Abdullah always issues controversial statements but people of Jammu Kashmir are fully aware of his irresponsible character, his non-seriousness and the level to which he can stoop down for his selfish gains.'
Kashmiris to continue struggle till freedom: Yasin Malik
"We will not stoop down to the prime minister's level.
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With debates raging all over the world on freedom of expression, the CBFC has done its bit to help India, already considered a ' conservative' country, stoop down even lower.
Nihalani needs to look at the mirror
But five minutes later the home side scored a fine opening goal after Michelle Green floated in a lovely inviting cross that Laura Williams did well to stoop down to meet, and head home past the outstretched hand of Cowling.
City ladies get back on track; Cardiff City Ladies
You need to bend your head, to stoop down in order to enter this holiest of places.
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