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bringing down on

bringing down on is the present participle and gerund of bring down on.

Meaning of bring down on

Verb

bring down on (third-person singular simple present brings down on, present participle bringing down on, simple past and past participle brought down on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down, on.
    • Don't pull on that, or you'll bring the top down on us.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To cause negative consequences on (somebody or something).
    • Your actions have brought disaster down on us.

Questions about bringing down on

What is bringing down on the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing down on is the present participle and gerund of bring down on.

Words near bringing down on in the dictionary

  1. bringing back to life
  2. bringing coals to Newcastle
  3. bringing down
  4. bringing down a notch
  5. bringing down a peg
  6. bringing down on
  7. bringing down the curtain
  8. bringing down the hammer
  9. bringing down the house
  10. bringing down to size
  11. bringing forth

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