come down from
idiom
1
: to move or fall downward from (somewhere or something)
I'd like you to come down from that ledge before you fall down.
2
: to be passed on from (a former time)
This is a story that has come down from ancient times.
3
informal
: to stop feeling the effect of (an illegal drug) : to stop being high on (a drug)
an addict who is coming down from heroin
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The signature John Hancock logo will come down from Fenway Park’s centerfield scoreboard after this season is over.
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Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
Though overseas shipping costs have come down from peak levels, transportation and freight prices remain high, with higher fuel and wages continuing to apply pressure.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 10 July 2022
However, Johnson County does not intend to mandate anything more strict than the recommendations that have come down from the state and the CDC, Swearingen said.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
Earlier talks stalled at the end of August after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to come down from her party's offer of $2.2 trillion in economic aid, and the White House wouldn't budge from its offer of $1.3 trillion.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2020
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Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
Though overseas shipping costs have come down from peak levels, transportation and freight prices remain high, with higher fuel and wages continuing to apply pressure.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 10 July 2022
However, Johnson County does not intend to mandate anything more strict than the recommendations that have come down from the state and the CDC, Swearingen said.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
Earlier talks stalled at the end of August after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to come down from her party's offer of $2.2 trillion in economic aid, and the White House wouldn't budge from its offer of $1.3 trillion.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2020
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“Come down from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20down%20from. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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