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1
eat heartily
chow down
2
poor person who needs help
down and out
3
in melancholy mood
down in the dumps
4
in the place where someone lives
down sb’s way
5
completely spoiled
down the drain
6
something that you say before drinking alcohol
down the hatch
7
in a few years
down the road
8
wasted or spoiled
down the toilet
9
until the last moment
down to the wire
10
get serious about smth
get down to brass tacks
11
be utterly ruined
go down in flames
12
total failure
go down like a lead balloon
13
disappointed
down on smth
14
an informal term for a reserve player in sports who rarely gets to play and spends most of the game sitting on the bench
benchwarmer
15
describes a contest, race, or competition won by a very small margin
closerun
16
a large board or screen, sometimes electronic, on which the score of a game is shown
scoreboard
17
loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
underdog
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