sponge down Idiom, Proverb

a downer (drug)

a drug that relaxes you, a sedative Before bedtime he took a downer to help him relax and sleep.

a downer (sadness)

an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.

a dressing down

a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.

back down

yield, not challenge, not stand up to Ole won't back down from you. He's ready to fight.

bear down

try harder, bite the bullet If you bear down a little, you can graduate this year.

bed down

lie down and sleep, find a place to sleep After grazing in the valley, the deer will bed down on the hill.

blow me down

I am very surprised, I do not believe it Well, blow me down, Olive. You can cook spinach, too!

bog down

slow to a stop The negotiations bogged down when the union said they would not negotiate about the part-time workers.

break down

fail, not operate, out of order If that copier breaks down again I'm going to give it away.

breakdown

sudden health failure, fall apart After his breakdown, he found an occupation with less stress.

sponge down

1. To wash, wipe, or bathe with or as with a sponge. I didn't accept time to shower, so I aloof sponged down afore branch home.2. To wash, wipe, or bathe addition or article with or as with a sponge. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "sponge" and "down." There's a abundant photo of my parents ablution me down in the kitchen bore back I was a baby. Dad's authoritative us blot down the car because we collection it through the mud. The assistant sat by and sponged down the child's forehead to advice accumulate the agitation at bay.Learn more: down, sponge

sponge someone or something down

to abolish the [excess] damp from addition or something; to clean addition or article with a sponge. The action administrator sponged his boxer down. I will blot down the countertop.Learn more: down, sponge

sponge down

v. To bathe or clean the apparent of addition or article with or as if with a sponge: The artisan sponged down the canvas with album afore starting the painting. I had a aerial fever, so the assistant sponged my forehead down. Learn more: down, sponge

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break the news break the record break the silence break through break up break up (with someone) break your fall break your heart breakdown breath of fresh air breath of wind breathe a sigh of relief breathe down my neck breathe down one breathe easy breathe one's last brick spoil spoil (one) rotten spoil for spoil for (something) spoil somebody rotten spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar spoil the ship for a ha'porth/ha'penny-worth of tar spoiled for choice spoiled rotten spoiling for a fight spoilt spoilt for choice spoke spoken spoken for spoken word spokes spondoolies spondulicks spondulics spondulix sponge sponge (something) off (of) (someone or something) sponge away sponge down sponge from sponge from (someone or something) sponge off sponge off of sponge off someone sponge on sponge on (someone or something) sponge out sponge up sponged sponger spoof spoofing spoofing attack spooge spook spook factory spook out spooked spoon spoon out spoon up spoon-fed spoon-feed spoon-feed (someone)

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