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To do down the girls !!!
Kathy Oh no, that's Lesley over there. Let's get out of the way before she spots us.
Tricia Don't you like her then ?
Kathy I used to but I found that she was always trying to do down the girls in our tennis club who were not interested in joining her little clique.
Tricia That's not very nice. What does she actually do ?
Kathy Oh, she criticizes them for not having the most up-to-date outfits or not being able to play tennis properly; things like that.
Tricia Well, I can understand why you want to avoid her.
Explanation :
 
Do sb down - To criticize someone in order to make them feel ashamed or to make other people lose respect for them:
 
Example : If you go on doing everyone down like this, you will soon find yourself without a single friend.
 
 
 

 

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