Across
- 1. To reduce. E.g.: The last economic measure taken by the government aims to ____ down the country's inflation.
- 3. To reduce the amount of something. E.g.: Please don't put the candy jar right next to my desk. I'm trying to _____ down on sugar.
- 4. To fail, to cease to function. E.g.: The laptop ____ down and I lost all my files.
- 5. To wear casual or informal clothes. E.g.: Please, be sure to tell everybody to ____ down, since they are quite informal.
- 8. To write down, especially in a hurry. E.g.: The students don't want to _____ anything down, so they often record the class.
- 11. To specify, establish or formulate rules or polices. E.g.: In the next meeting, the new manager will _____ down the new rules for the company.
- 12. To regard or treat as inferior. E.g.: Ever since she became a well-known singer, she started to _____ down on people.
Down
- 1. To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.E.g.: He wanted to yell at her, but when he saw his child he ____ down.
- 2. To stop trading as a business. E.g.: The local factory will _____ down soon, unless sales pick up.
- 6. To criticize somebody, usually unfairly. E.g.: I wish she didn't ____ me down in front of my friends.
- 7. To resign from office. The press said that the president may ____ down from office due to the current social unrest.
- 9. To negotiate a lower price. E.g.: If they ask more than we want to pay, I'll try to ____ them down before agreeing on anything.
- 10. To continue, to maintain, to manage well. E.g.: She was able to ____ down her job despite her initial inexperience.