The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
come down in the world — {v. phr.} To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune). * /The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
come down in the world — {v. phr.} To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune). * /The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world./ Compare: DOWN ON ONE S LUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
come up in the world — or[rise in the world] {v. phr.} To gain success, wealth, or importance in life; rise to a position of greater wealth or importance. * /He had come up in the world since he peddled his wife s baked goods from a pushcart./ Compare: GET AHEAD.… … Dictionary of American idioms
come up in the world — or[rise in the world] {v. phr.} To gain success, wealth, or importance in life; rise to a position of greater wealth or importance. * /He had come up in the world since he peddled his wife s baked goods from a pushcart./ Compare: GET AHEAD.… … Dictionary of American idioms
come down — intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to lose or fall in estate or condition < has come down in the world > 2. a. to pass by tradition < a story that has come down from medieval times > b. to pass from a usually … New Collegiate Dictionary
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