They tried to ____ down the number of casualties to make the incident appear less serieus than it really was.
play
slow
run
settle
The examiners will ___ you down if your handwriting is difficult.
jot
cut
mark
let
I've ____ down a deposit of €2000 on a new car.
gone
taken
put
broken
____ down! There's a speed limit, you know!
speed
run
cut
slow
They had ___ down some very strict rules about who was eligible to join their club.
laid
closed
poured
got
Having so much work to do is really ____ me down.
getting
setting
living
putting
____ the radio down! We can hear it all over the house.
bring
put
turn
take
He ___ down in tears when he heard the news.
died
turned
broke
came
I have to ___ down on fast food. I've been gaining some weight lately.
settle
slow
cut
back
Last month another shop ____ down because business was so bad.
died
closed
blocked
got
I'll just ____ down my phone number on the back of the card.
jot
pour
mark
close
Unfortunately, our car ___ down halfway through the journey.
broke
took
brought
went
The engine was on fire and the plane had to ____ down in that field over there.
come
put
bring
turn
When are you going to ____ down and find a job and a wife?
settle
live
close
lay
The rain was _____ down so heavily that we were forced to shelter for a while.
coming
going
keeping
letting
They finally ___ down and agreed to make the changes that we had suggested.
closed
slowed
let
backed
After the noise had ___ down, he made his announcement.
cut
slowed
died
played
The rain ____ down all morning so we stayed indoors.
ran
backed
poured
got
He promised he'd come! How could he ___ me down like this?
make
let
live
slow
We didn't expect him to ____ down such a good offer.
live
take
put
turn