stoop to doing
stoop to (something)
To do something below a certain standard of dignity, principles, or integrity. Don't stoop to his level. Just ignore him. I can't believe he would stoop to spreading gossip like that. I lost faith in the news site when they stooped to posting vacuous, clickbait-driven trash articles.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stoop to doing something
to degrade oneself or condescend to doing something; to do something that is beneath one. Whoever thought that the manager of the department would stoop to sweeping up? I never dreamed that Bill would stoop to stealing.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- stoop to
- stoop to (something)
- stoop over
- upon my word
- (upon) my word
- my word!
- stoop
- heavy heart, a
- stoop down
- don't sleep on (someone or something)