live down
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]live down (third-person singular simple present lives down, present participle living down, simple past and past participle lived down)
- To live so as to subdue or refute.
- to live down slander
- To get used to something shameful.
- He has never been able to live down his electoral defeat.
Usage notes
[edit]Most used in the negative sense, as above.
Translations
[edit]live so as to subdue
get used to something shameful
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