down to
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1
: in a way that includes even (the smallest or least important part)
Our work must be accurate down to the last detail.
They knew everything about him down to the cologne he wore.
2
: to the last person or thing that can be used
It looks like it's down to you and me.
I'm down to my last dollar.
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The band’s tight and down to earth.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
General Boy was obsessed with driving from Akron, Ohio, down to Mexico in a station wagon with Bob and I, our brother and our two sisters and mom and a dog.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
In 2014, Paul McGinley decked out the players’ team room in European colors, right down to the baize on the pool table and the blue-and-gold fish in the aquarium.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That is now down to 3%, according to JLL, a clear sign of stabilization.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
General Boy was obsessed with driving from Akron, Ohio, down to Mexico in a station wagon with Bob and I, our brother and our two sisters and mom and a dog.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
In 2014, Paul McGinley decked out the players’ team room in European colors, right down to the baize on the pool table and the blue-and-gold fish in the aquarium.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That is now down to 3%, according to JLL, a clear sign of stabilization.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Down to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20to. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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