| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| down the line |
in the future, later, down the road
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Down the line, we'll meet again and laugh about our disagreement.
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| down the pike |
toward us, at us, what's going down
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Management keeps sending complaints down the pike, and we don't
send anything back!
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| down the road |
dismissed, fired
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Disagree with the boss and you'll soon be down the road.
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| down the road |
in the future, in a few years
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We plan to have an office in both cities - but that's down the road.
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| down the tubes |
lost or gone, ruined, up the creek
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You have to advertise, or your business will go down the tubes.
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| down to a T |
perfectly, exactly, down pat
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Sharon is wonderful in the play. She has her part down to a T.
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| down to brass tacks |
(See get down to brass tacks)
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| down to earth |
humble, not proud, the salt of the earth
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I like Mrs. Wilson because she's so down to earth, so natural.
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| down to the short strokes |
nearly finished a job, almost completed a task
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"How's it going? Are you nearly finished?"
"We're down to the short strokes - we just have to paint the doors."
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| down to the wire |
to the last minute, near the end
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The first two games went down to the wire - very close scores.
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