Live down Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈdaʊn

LIV down

UK

lɪv/ /dˈaʊn

liv DOWN

التعريف

To be able to make people forget about something embarrassing or shameful you did in the past.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often used humorously or sympathetically about embarrassing events. Commonly in negative: 'never live down'; usually refers to public or social situations. Do not confuse with 'live up to' (meet expectations).

• Spanish: superar (una vergüenza) - hacer olvidar
• Portuguese (BR): superar (uma vergonha) - fazer esquecer
• Portuguese (PT): ultrapassar (uma vergonha) - fazer esquecer
• Chinese (Simplified): 让人忘记（过去的丢脸事）
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓人忘記（過去的丟臉事）
• Hindi: भुला देना (शर्मनाक घटना)
• Arabic: تَجاوُز العار - جَعْل الناس يَنْسَوْن
• Bengali: ভুলে যাওয়া (লজ্জাজনক ঘটনা) - লজ্জা কাটিয়ে ওঠা
• Russian: искупить (позор, происшествие) - загладить (вину) - забыть (позор)
• Japanese: （恥ずかしいことを）忘れさせる - 汚名をそそぐ
• Vietnamese: khiến người ta quên đi (chuyện xấu hổ)
• Korean: 수치를 잊게 하다 - 오명을 씻다
• Turkish: unutulurmak (utanç verici bir şeyi) - üzerine sünger çekmek
• Urdu: بدنامی بھلانا - شرمندگی سے باہر آنا
• Indonesian: menebus malu - melupakan aib

جمل نموذجية

He will never live down that mistake at the meeting.

basic

I hope I can live down my embarrassing fall.

basic

She finally managed to live down her bad reputation.

basic

I spilled coffee on my boss, and I’ll never live it down.

natural

People still tease me about high school — will I ever live it down?

natural

It took years, but he did finally live down those rumors.

natural