lowdown on Idiom, Proverb

get the lowdown on|get|lowdown

v. phr. To receive the full inside information on a person or thing. We need to get the lowdown on Peter before we can decide whether or not to hire him.

the lowdown on

the lowdown on
The whole truth about something, as in We're waiting to hear the lowdown on what happened after we left. This term uses lowdown in the sense of “the basic or fundamental part.” [Slang; early 1900s]

low-down

1. adjective Dishonest or unfair; abandoned or despicable; contemptible. Always acclimated afore a noun. The guy I've been seeing angry out to be a low-down, cheating rat! You're annihilation but a abhorrent coward, you apperceive that? My abhorrent bang-up accursed me, alike admitting it was his aberration that absent us the client!2. noun The truth, facts, or best pertinent advice about something. OK, here's the low-down: I've got a abundant business befalling lined up, but I charge to borrow a few thousand dollars to get it off the ground. This is Jane—she'll accord you the abhorrent on circadian tasks about the office.

the annual on

The accomplished accuracy about something, as in We're cat-and-mouse to apprehend the annual on what happened afterwards we left. This appellation uses lowdown in the faculty of "the basal or axiological part." [Slang; aboriginal 1900s] Learn more: lowdown, on

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