BEAT DOWN


Meaning of BEAT DOWN in English

1.

When the sun beats down , it is very hot and bright.

PHRASAL VERB

2.

When the rain beats down , it rains very hard.

Even in the winter with the rain beating down, it’s nice and cosy in there.

= pour down

PHRASAL VERB : V P

3.

If you beat down a person who is selling you something, you force them to accept a lower price for it than they wanted to get.

A fair employer, when arranging for the pay of a carpenter, does not try to beat him down...

Beat down the seller to the price that suits you.

= knock down

PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)

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