词组 | bring down on |
释义 | Idiom bring down onbring (something) down (on someone) to cause something to have influence or power over someone.Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed?We don't bring violence down on people. People bring it down on themselves. ! Bring down upon is more formal than bring down on and is mostly used in writing. bring sth down on/upon sb • bring down sth on/upon sb formal to make something bad happen to someone, especially yourself or your family, by behaving in a particular way: His behaviour has brought down shame on all his family. The demonstrators brought down upon themselves the anger of the military government.■ SIMILAR TO: bring on/upon bring (something) down on (oneself)1. Literally, to cause something to fall on oneself. While he attempted to water the Christmas tree, he shook its branches and brought various ornaments down on himself. 2. To cause negative consequences for oneself. You brought this down on yourself—I had no role in your failure. bring something down onone('s head)1. Lit. to cause something to fall onto one's head. (See also something crashing down (around one)">bring something crashing down (around one).) He jarred the shelves and all the books were brought down on his head. When he hit the wall of the hut, he brought down the roof on himself. 2. Fig. to cause the collapse of something or some enterprise onto oneself. Your bumbling will bring everything down on your head! Your mistakes have brought down the whole thing on your own head. |
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