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taken down a notch

taken down a notch is the past participle of take down a notch.

Meaning of take down a notch

Verb

take down a notch (third-person singular simple present takes down a notch, present participle taking down a notch, simple past took down a notch, past participle taken down a notch)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased.
    • Confident and near-cocky for the second straight debate […] [McCain] easily deflected Romney and Giuliani attempts to take him down a notch.2008 January 10, Mark Halperin, “The Republican Candisates: John McCain”, in Time, retrieved 08 Feb 2021
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause the quantity, degree, or intensity of something to be decreased.
    • [M]any travel companies are holding prices steady or taking them down a notch.2008 October 14, Michelle Higgins, “Europe Returning to Land of In-Reach”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Feb 2021

Questions about taken down a notch

What is taken down a notch the past participle of?
Taken down a notch is the past participle of take down a notch.

Words near taken down a notch in the dictionary

  1. taken credit
  2. taken credit for
  3. taken delight in
  4. taken delivery
  5. taken down
  6. taken down a notch
  7. taken down a peg
  8. taken easy
  9. taken effect
  10. taken exception
  11. taken fire

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