pull down
To catch (a ball) after a hard run.
The outfielder pulled down a long drive to center field.
To earn.
Mr. Blake pulls down $500 a week.
John pulled down an A in algebra by studying hard.
put down
To stop by force, crush.
In 24 hours the general had entirely put down the rebellion.
To put a stop to; check.
She had patiently put down unkind talk by living a good life.
The police arrived just in time to put down the disturbance before it got very serious.
To write a record of; write down.
He put down the story while it was fresh in his mind.
To write a name in a list as agreeing to do something.
The banker put himself down for $1000.
Sheila put Barbara down for the decorations.
To decide the kind or class of; characterize; to criticize unfairly.
He put the man down as a bum.
He put it down as a piece of bad luck.
Fred tries his best at playing tennis. You shouldn’t put him down like that.
To name as a cause; attribute.
He put the odd weather down to nuclear explosions.
To dig; drill; sink.
He put down a new well.
put one's foot down
To take a decided stand; be stubborn in decision.
Занять твeрдую позицию; быть непреклонным в своем решении.
John didn't want to practice his piano lesson, but his teacher put his foot down.
When it came to smoking pot at parties, our parents put their foot down.
This has gone far enough; he is going to put his foot down.
Это зашло довольно далеко; он собирается положить этому конец.
putdown
An insult.
It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow.
right down one's alley
right up one's alley
In accordance with one's specialty or predilection.
This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.
rub down
To dry the body of (an animal or person) by rubbing.
Stablemen rub down a horse after a race.
To rub and press with the fingers on the body of (a person) to loosen muscles or prevent stiffness; massage.
Trainers rub down an athlete after hard exercise.
rubdown
A massage.
The chiropractor gave his patient a powerful rubdown.
run down
(stress on down) To crash against and knock down or sink.
Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother.
It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port.
To chase until exhausted or caught.
The dogs ran down the wounded deer.
To find by hard and thorough search; also: trace to its cause or beginning.
The policeman ran down proof that the burglar had robbed the store.
To catch (a base runner) between bases and tag out in baseball.
The pitcher saw that the base runner was not on base, so he surprised him by throwing the ball to the first baseman, who ran him down before he reached second base.
To say bad things about; criticize.
Suzy ran down the club because the girls wouldn't let her join.
To stop working; not run or go.
The battery in Father's car ran down this morning.
The kitchen clock ran down because we forgot to wind it.
To get into poor condition; look bad.
A neighborhood runs down when the people don't take care of their houses.