live down
verb
lived down; living down; lives down
: to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of
made a mistake and couldn't live it down
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Your loan officer went to church with you, coached your child’s Little League team or lived down the street.
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George Davis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
National rescue effort underway Koalas mostly live down Australia’s eastern coast, and they’re endangered in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, as well as Queensland.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
Small wonder that the plot of one of his best novels, Lord Jim, revolves around a man trying to live down an early disgrace.
—Adam Hochschild, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Kinsey adds that one of her joys in life is living down the block from Bratton.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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George Davis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
National rescue effort underway Koalas mostly live down Australia’s eastern coast, and they’re endangered in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, as well as Queensland.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
Small wonder that the plot of one of his best novels, Lord Jim, revolves around a man trying to live down an early disgrace.
—Adam Hochschild, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Kinsey adds that one of her joys in life is living down the block from Bratton.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Live down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20down. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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