| bring down | to cause a failure |
| close down | to stop functioning |
| cut down on sth | to reduce |
| get down | to make depressed |
| go down | to sink |
| hold down | to keep |
| let down | to disappoint |
| play down | to minimize the importance |
| pour down | to rain heavily |
| pull down | to knock down |
| put down | to suppress |
| run down | to criticise |
| settle down | to find a place to live |
| stand down | to disagree/ to resign |
| take down | to make notes |
| turn down | to decline |