| 词汇 | bring down on/upon |
| 释义 | Phr V bring down on/upon brings, bringing, brought bring down sth on/upon sb or bring sth down on/upon sb formal to make someone feel an unpleasant emotion {e.g. envy, hate} towards youHer obvious talent and natural beauty have brought the envy of many other actresses down on her. ! Bring down upon is more formal than bring down on and is mostly used in writing. bring sth down on/upon sb • bring down sth on/upon sb formal to make something bad happen to someone, especially yourself or your family, by behaving in a particular way: His behaviour has brought down shame on all his family. The demonstrators brought down upon themselves the anger of the military government.■ SIMILAR TO: bring on/upon |
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