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Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play , or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing . [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck .
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Customers will gain transparency and a course of action: If they take their complaints to Republican officials, the Trump administration may back down on a policy that’s going to make life harder for most Americans, especially those with tight finances.

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It doesn't look like the government will back down on that issue.

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In advance of his latest work — the thriller “Another Simple Favor,” which started streaming on Amazon Prime Thursday — I buttonholed the dandy director about his ideal Sunday, which includes browsing for western wear, taking in a ball game, doubling down on Mexican fare and satisfying that spice tooth at every opportunity.

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Head to the Gardens of Taxco for takeout Now we get to dinner and I love Mexican food, so I have no problem doubling down on Mexican.

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The day of the appointment, the medical staff injected a radioactive tracer into Gluck’s bloodstream, then instructed him to lie down on a machine similar to a CT scanner.

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