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living down

/ˈlɪvɪŋ daʊn/

Translations

live downverb

living down

Gerund

lived down

Past Simple

lived down

Past Participle

living down

Gerund

/lɪv daʊn/

She tried to live down her past mistakes by doing good deeds.

Она пыталась искупить свои прошлые ошибки, совершая добрые дела.

He hoped to live down the embarrassment of his mistake.

Он надеялся забыть смущение от своей ошибки.

Additional translations

Synonyms

move on from

get over

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.