Live Down (Verb)
Meaning
Live so as to annul some previous behavior; "You can never live this down!".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- You turned down the chance to meet your lifelong hero, you'll never live that down.
- Her embarrassing moment on social media was something she'd never be able to live down.
- The scandal caused by the team's star player would be something he'd struggle to live down.
- You will live this down, but it's going to take a long time and some hard work.
- The fact that he'd cried during the sad movie was something his friends wouldn't let him live down.