flag down
To stop by waving a signal flag or as if waving a signal flag.
The signalman flagged down the freight train.
A policeman flagged down the car with his flashlight.
garbage down
To eat eagerly and at great speed without much regard for manners or social convention.
The children garbaged down their food.
get down cold
To memorize perfectly.
Terry got the text of his speech down cold.
get down to brass tacks
get down to cases
To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know.
The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks.
A busy doctor wants his patients to get down to brass tacks.
get down to business
get down to work
To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be accomplished.
Gentlemen, I'm afraid the party is over and we must get down to business.
get down to
To get started on, being on.
Joe wasted a lot of time before he got down to work.
Let's get down to work.
get one down
To make (someone) unhappy; cause low spirits; cause discouragement.
Low grades are getting Helen down.
Three straight losses got the team down.
To swallow; digest.
The medicine was so bitter I couldn't get it down.
To depress a person's spirit.
Working at such an awful job got Mike down.
get the lowdown on
To receive the full inside information on a person or thing.
We need to get the lowdown on Peter before we can decide whether or not to hire him.