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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Fouad Qasem, Ghazali's maternal uncle, lives down the street.
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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
That same night, little Don meets little Dixie, who happened to live down the street from him with her grandmother.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Another friend who lived down the street was the equipment manager.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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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
That same night, little Don meets little Dixie, who happened to live down the street from him with her grandmother.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Another friend who lived down the street was the equipment manager.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Live down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20down. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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