Bring down
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Definition
To reduce something, or to defeat/remove someone or something.
Example sentence
We need to bring down costs this quarter.
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
bring down prices
bring down costs
bring down inflation
bring down the government
bring down the company
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They brought down the price. ✅ (Correct)
They brought the price down. ✅ (Correct)