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be down
Be knowledgeable, canny, or sophisticated, as in He was really down with the new group . This usage probably originated among jazz musicians. [ Slang ; mid-1940s]
Be depressed, in low spirits, as in During the winter months Sue's always down, but spring cheers her up . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
They are three points ahead of Manchester City in third, but if Newcastle beat Brighton on Sunday that gap will be down to two.
They’ve never played an onscreen couple, but Meester says she’d be down for it.
The Lakers deserved to be down by more, but James and Doncic kept them in the game by themselves, the two stars carrying nearly the entire offensive load as Reaves’ minutes were limited by early foul trouble.
He told Radio 4's PM programme that in sport, for example, it would be down to individual governing bodies to decide who is allowed to compete in women's sport.
Indeed, the fact that there’s a synagogue in this story at all may be down to that coincidence.
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