get\ one\ down

get\ one\ down
v. phr. informal
1. To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement.

Low grades are getting Helen down.

Three straight losses got the team down.

2. To swallow; digest.

The medicine was so bitter I couldn't get it down.

3. To depress a person's spirit.

Working at such an awful job got Mike down.


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