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Similar words: bring down · grind on · wind down · drill down · drive down · fling down · grade down · grind out · gun down · hand down

grind down

(v + adv) TRANSITIVElagaigh diaidh ar ndiaidh verbcloígh diaidh ar ndiaidh verbthe pressure grinds you down cloíonn an brú thú diaidh ar ndiaidhit ground down his confidence chuir sé lagmhisneach air, chuir sé beaguchtach air, scrios sé a mhuinín → see grind

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bastard »

don't let the bastards grind you down humorous coinnigh do mhisneach, dhá dtrian catha an misneach
down »

down to the ground informal go hiontach, go paiteantait suits you down to the ground feileann sé go paiteanta duit, feileann sé go breá thú, oireann sé go seoigh duit, tá sé fóirsteanach i gceart duit
drill »

they drill down into the ground druileálann siad síos sa talamh
fling down »

he flung down his glass on the ground chaith sé a ghloine uaidh ar an talamh, chaith sé a ghloine ar an talamh, bhuail sé a ghloine faoin talamh
flutter »

the leaves fluttered down to the ground shnámh na duilleoga anuas ar an talamh
glide »

the kite glided down to the ground tháinig an eitleog ar foluain anuas chun na talún
ground »

the whole way down to the ground an bealach ar fad síos go talamh
jump »

he jumped down to the ground léim sé anuas ar an talamh
sit »

he was ordered to sit down on the ground ordaíodh dó suí síos ar an talamh
suit »

to suit sb down to the groundthat suits me down to the ground oireann sé sin go paiteanta domsa, feileann sé sin thar cionn domsa, tá sé sin breá fóirsteanach domsa

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