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“down to”

The following 20 entries include the term down to.

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down-to-earth

adjective

not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness

down-to-earthness

noun

the absence of any feelings of being better than others

down-to-the-wire

adjective

showing little difference in the standing of the competitors

buckle (down to)

verb

as in focus (on), concentrate (on)

buckled (down to)

verb

as in focused (on), concentrated (on)

buckles (down to)

verb

as in focuses (on), concentrates (on)

buckling (down to)

verb

as in focusing (on), concentrating (on)

get down (to)

verb

as in get around (to), get round (to)

gets down (to)

verb

as in gets around (to), gets round (to)

getting down (to)

verb

as in getting around (to), getting round (to)

got down (to)

verb

as in got around (to), got round (to)

knuckled down (to)

verb

as in focused (on), concentrated (on)

knuckle down (to)

verb

as in focus (on), concentrate (on)

knuckles down (to)

verb

as in focuses (on), concentrates (on)

knuckling down (to)

verb

as in focusing (on), concentrating (on)

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