phrasal verb · neutral
bring down
/brɪŋ daʊn/BRING·DOWN
speakingtask2
to reduce (prices, rates), to remove from power (a government), or to make someone feel sad
Examples
“The government introduced measures to bring down inflation.”
“The scandal brought down the minister.”
“The gloomy news really brought me down.”
Band 8 sentence
“Targeted subsidies and tighter monetary policy helped bring down inflation without triggering recession.”
Collocations
- bring down prices
- bring down a government
- bring down inflation
Word family
bring down / brings down / brought down / bringing down verb
Common mistakes
They will bring down the prices by the next week.→They will bring prices down by next week.
This news brings me down.→This news brings me down.
Say it for a higher band
5reduce→6lower→7+bring down
Synonyms
reduce
overthrow
Easily confused
reduce
“The company reduced its prices to attract customers.”
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