down

down and dirty

1 unprincipled; unpleasant.

2 energetically earthy, direct, or sexually explicit. North American informal

down and out beaten in the struggle of life; completely without resources or means of livelihood.

☞ The phrase down and out comes from boxing, and refers to a boxer who is knocked out by a blow. Since the early 20th century the noun down-and-out has been used to describe a person without money, a job, or a place to live.

down below used euphemistically to refer to the genitalia, the urinary system, or any other embarrassing parts or functions of the lower abdomen.

☞ An alternative formula is down there.

2004Observer Music Monthly Magazine I also noticed that one of his nails was far shorter than the rest. 'What's up with that one?' I asked. 'That's so I don't hurt the ladies down below when I'm using my finger on them,' he said.

down in the dumps: seedumps.

down in the mouth (of a person or their expression) unhappy or dejected. informal

down on your luck experiencing a period of bad luck. informal

down the hatch: seehatch.

down the road in the future; later on. informal, chiefly North American

☞ An Australian variant of this phrase is down the track.

down the tube (or tubes) lost or wasted. informal

2001High Country News I've already lost my alfalfa crop; that's about $20,000 down the tubes.

down tools stop work, typically as a form of industrial action. British informal

go down the pan: seepan.

have (or put) someone or something down as judge someone or something to be a particular type or class of person or thing.

1914M. A. Von ArnimThe Pastor's Wife The other excursionists were all in pairs; they thought Ingeborg was too, and put her down at first as the German gentleman's wife because he did not speak to her.

have a (or be) down on disapprove of; feel hostile or antagonistic towards. informal

kick someone when they are down: seekick.

suit someone or something down to the ground: seesuit.