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live down

/lɪv daʊn/

Translations

live downverb

lived down

Past Simple

lived down

Past Participle

living down

Gerund

/lɪv daʊn/

faire oublierSe dit d’une faute, d’une humiliation ou d’une gêne que le temps permet de faire oublier.

After the incident at the party, it took him years to live down the embarrassment.

Après l’incident à la fête, il lui a fallu des années pour faire oublier cet embarras.

Synonyms

get over

move on from

live downverb

To overcome the shame or embarrassment of something; to make people forget about a mistake or misdeed over time.

After the incident at the party, it took him years to live down the embarrassment.