live down

live down
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. overcome, survive, outgrow; see endure 2 .

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  • live down — {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John s business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down./ * /Frank… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live down — {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John s business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down./ * /Frank… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live down — transitive verb Date: 1842 to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of < made a mistake and couldn t live it down > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • To live down — Live Live (l[i^]v), v. t. 1. To spend, as one s life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life. [1913 Webster] 2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice. [1913 Webster] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Live — (l[i^]v), v. t. 1. To spend, as one s life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life. [1913 Webster] 2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice. [1913 Webster] To live the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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