LOW-DOWN


Meaning of LOW-DOWN in English

also lowdown

1.

If someone gives you the ~ on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them. (INFORMAL)

We want you to give us the ~ on your team-mates.

= gen

N-SING: the N, oft N on n

2.

You can use ~ to emphasize how bad, dishonest, or unfair you consider a particular person or their behaviour to be. (INFORMAL)

...a lowdown, evil drunkard...

They will stoop to every ~ trick.

= despicable

ADJ: ADJ n emphasis

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .