Phrasal verbs with DOWN

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.

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.