WORDPOWER DOWN

to do or use less of something

• settle down

• cut down on

• turn sth down

to become quiet and calm, or to make someone become quiet and calm

• sit down

• get down

• settle down

to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way

• calm down

• settle down

• cut down on

to feel that someone is less important than you or does not deserve respect

• turn something down

• look down on

• calm down

to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request

• turn sth down

• settle down

• look down on

to cause someone to feel unhappy and negative

• settle down

• turn sth down

• get someone down