live down
verb
lived down; living down; lives down
: to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of
made a mistake and couldn't live it down
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Kinsey adds that one of her joys in life is living down the block from Bratton.
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Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
For customers like Sarah Park, who lives down the street from Oud, the store’s Palestinian roots weren’t the initial draw.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2024
Joe Biden and Donald Trump lived down to expectations.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 28 June 2024
The responding cops were eventually able to cuff the struggling 44-year-old, who lives down the same block, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
For customers like Sarah Park, who lives down the street from Oud, the store’s Palestinian roots weren’t the initial draw.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2024
Joe Biden and Donald Trump lived down to expectations.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 28 June 2024
The responding cops were eventually able to cuff the struggling 44-year-old, who lives down the same block, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Live down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20down. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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