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down on

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Definition of down on

as in allergic

having a natural dislike for something I don't understand why Louise is so down on mushrooms. They're delicious!

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Recent Examples of down on Iranian drones, ballistic missiles and other projectiles have been raining down on US bases and allies across the Middle East. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Horrifying surveillance videos circulating online show people fleeing before a deluge crashes down on them. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Still, a year after the Chambers home made its pioneering trek to Altadena, Omgivning has moved three other houses and lined up nine more, and the Martinez family has set Pinky down on her foundation. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 These are not people down on their luck trying to feed their families. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The Twins participated in one earlier this season when Cleveland’s Gavin Williams mowed them down on July 23. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The boss had several moves and patterns that included fireworks that rained down on me. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 The moves by the nation’s two biggest conferences, four days before the start of football season, are intended to tamp down on the latest crisis — one involving players who came back to college after being released from pro rosters. — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Helping to bring yields down on Monday was a drop in oil prices. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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