Новый большой англо-русский словарь - live down
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live down
1. своим поведением заставить забыть прошлую вину, прошлые прегрешения и т. п. to live down one's record —- загладить свое прошлое
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transitive verb Date: 1842 to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of made a mistake and couldn't live it down ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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{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./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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