live down
verb
lived down; living down; lives down
: to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of
made a mistake and couldn't live it down
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Owen lives down the block from my parents.
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Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Erin Coleman, who lives down the street, sympathized with the plow drivers while wondering when the city might address the problem.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Fouad Qasem, Ghazali's maternal uncle, lives down the street.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Next, Gita contacted an acquaintance named Jennifer who lived down the street and had recently become an editor at a lifestyle magazine named Bay City Monthly, based out of the nearby eponymous city.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Erin Coleman, who lives down the street, sympathized with the plow drivers while wondering when the city might address the problem.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Fouad Qasem, Ghazali's maternal uncle, lives down the street.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Next, Gita contacted an acquaintance named Jennifer who lived down the street and had recently become an editor at a lifestyle magazine named Bay City Monthly, based out of the nearby eponymous city.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Live down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20down. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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