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Definition of
live down phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
live down
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
live something
down
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to be able to make people forget about something embarrassing you have done
She felt so stupid. She'd never be able to live it down.
See
live down
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
live by doing
phrasal verb
lived-in
adjective
live down
phrasal verb
live for
phrasal verb
live in
phrasal verb