live down

English

Verb

live down (third-person singular simple present lives down, present participle living down, simple past and past participle lived down)

1. To live so as to subdue or refute.

   to live down slander

2. To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.

   The publication of those naked pictures of hers in the tabloids is something that she's never been able to live down.

Usage notes

Most used in the negative sense, as above.

Translations

live so as to subdue

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• Finnish: elää läpi

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• Russian: загладить (ru) n (zagladitʹ), искупи́ть (ru) n (iskupítʹ)