far down
idiom
: at a low or unimportant position in a list or series
Supporting public education seems to be far down on the government's agenda.
Cleaning house ranks pretty far down on my list.
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Since then, inflation has come far down, to a little more than 3 percent in the most recent report released this week for May.
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Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Little wonder, then, that far down the coast, the Huntington Beach Pier was armed as a submarine lookout.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Hailing from Maryville, Tennessee, Ellis lives not far down the road from Lewandowski.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
A lot of Americans, in other words, placed themselves pretty far down the ladder compared to people in Finland.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Little wonder, then, that far down the coast, the Huntington Beach Pier was armed as a submarine lookout.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Hailing from Maryville, Tennessee, Ellis lives not far down the road from Lewandowski.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
A lot of Americans, in other words, placed themselves pretty far down the ladder compared to people in Finland.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Far down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20down. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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