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.
give one some of his own medicine
give one some of her own medicine
To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative).
The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine.
go down in history
go down in the records
To be remembered or recorded for always.
The lives of great men go down in history.
Babe Ruth went down in history as a home run hitter.
The boy's straight A's for four years of college went down in the records.
The President said that the day the war ended would go down in history.
go down the drain
To be lost or wasted forever.
If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go down the drain.
Then our funding was withdrawn and two years' work went down the drain.
И затем наше субсидирование было прекращено и два года работы были выброшены на ветер.
go down
To deteriorate in quality.
This hotel, which used to be one of the best, has gone down during the past few years.
To become lower in price.
It is said that the price of milk is expected to go down soon.
To sink.
The Titanic went down with a lot of people aboard.
go to town
To do something quickly or with great force or energy; work fast or hard.
The boys went to town on the old garage, and had it torn down before Father came home from work.
While Sally was slowly washing the dishes, she remembered she had a date with Pete that evening; then she really went to town.
Our interior decorator really went to town in remodeling our living room. I’m afraid to ask how much it’s going to cost.
To do a good job; succeed.
Our team is going to town this year. We have won all five games that we played.
Charlie really went to town on his research project. He consulted over forty reference works and wrote a ninety-page report.