far down

idiom

: at a low or unimportant position in a list or series
Supporting public education seems to be far down on the government's agenda.
Cleaning house ranks pretty far down on my list.

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But Boeing is far down the leaderboard of the longest streaks of red ink in the S&P 500. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025 When having fun is far down the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery guy could be revolutionary. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 Though the issue of rights for gay and transgender people ranks far down most Americans’ list of priorities — only 4 percent cited it as one of their most important issues — Republicans have focused on it heavily. Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 During Thanksgiving week, Cabins 4 Christ volunteers were dispatched not far down Old U.S. Highway 70 in Swannanoa to the home of a woman expected to give birth on Dec. 5. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for far down 

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“Far down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20down. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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