Phrasal Verb - bring someone down

A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.

Phrasal Verb:

bring someone down

Meaning / Example:

1. to assist or accompany someone from a higher place to a lower place.
> Please bring your friends down so I can meet them.
> She brought down her cousin, who had been taking a nap upstairs.

2. to bring someone to a place for a visit.
> Let's bring Tom and Terri down for a visit this weekend.
> We brought down Tom just last month.

3. to restore someone to a normal mood or attitude. (After a period of elation or, perhaps, drug use.)
> The bad news brought me down quickly.

Phrasal verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short 'phrase' - which is why we call them 'phrasal verbs'.

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