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takes down a notch

takes down a notch is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes down a notch

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Takes down a notch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take down a notch.

Words near takes down a notch in the dictionary

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

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