After losing the championship, the captain seemed down in the dumps.

The detective vowed to chase down the suspect no matter where he hid.

We decided to go for a walk even though it was tipping it down.

She smiled and chatted politely, but deep down she was furious.

The government tried to keep down dissent among the population.

After we secured the sails, the bosun told the junior seaman to cheese down the loose tail of the rope on deck so the ship would look tidy.

She leaned over the railing and shouted, 'come on down — dinner's getting cold!'

She was flagging down a taxi in the pouring rain when she realized her wallet was missing.

By halftime, our defense was down for the count, and the coach knew the game was lost.

After we removed the lid, the soup took a while to cool down on the counter.