phrasal verb · informal
get someone down
/ɡet ˈsʌmwʌn daʊn/get SOME·one DOWN
speaking
to make someone feel sad, depressed, or discouraged.
Examples
“The constant rain really gets me down.”
“Don’t let small setbacks get you down.”
“Exam pressure can get a lot of students down.”
Band 8 sentence
“Constant negative feedback from teachers can really get students down and lower their motivation to study.”
Collocations
- get me down
- get students down
Word family
get someone down vgot someone down v (past)getting someone down v‑ing
Common mistakes
The weather gets me downing.→The weather gets me down.
It make me down.→It gets me down. / It makes me feel down.
Say it for a higher band
5feel sad→6be disappointed→7+get someone down
Synonyms
depress
Easily confused
cheer someone up
“A joke always cheers me up.”
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