face down
To get the upper hand over someone by behaving forcefully; disconcert someone by the displaying of great self-assurance.
Осадить кого-то, запугать, нагнать страху.
The night guard faced down the burglar by staring him squarely in the face.
John faced Tom down.
Джон запугал Тома.
fall down on the job
To fail to work well.
Потерпеть неудачу при попытке хорошо работать.
The boss was disappointed when his workers fell down on the job.
Начальник был разочарован, когда его работники не смогли хорошо выполнить работу.
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.
frown upon
To look with disfavor upon somebody or something.
Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him.
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.