live down
v. To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake
or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. John's business failure hurt him
for a long time, but in the end he lived it down.Frank was rather a bad boy, but he
lived it down as he grew up.Sandra called her principal the wrong name at the banquet,
in front of everyone, and she thought she would never live it down.
live down
If you are unable to live down a mistake, failure, or bad reputation, you are unable
to make people forget about it.
Labour was also unable to live down its reputation as the party of high taxes...I thought I'd never live it down.PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "live down":
atone, atone for, compensate, expiate, give satisfaction,
make amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up,
make reparation, make right, make up for, pay the forfeit,
pay the penalty, propitiate, recompense, redeem, redress, repair,
satisfy, square it, square things
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