Her manager talks down to new hires, which discourages them from sharing ideas.

The pilot, throttling down as the runway came into view, adjusted the flaps for landing.

We decided to weight down the tarp with rocks to keep it from blowing away.

The charity organized a meal program to help the down-and-outs during the harsh winter.

After the party, he felt a severe come-down that lasted all day.

After the muddy hike, the stable hands performed a quick brush-down on the pony before letting it back into the stall.

After the server crash, all our backups went down the shitter.

She talked down to the interns during the meeting, which made everyone uncomfortable.

He kept talking down to the new intern during the meeting, and it made everyone uncomfortable.

Before entering the narrow channel, the pilot ordered the crew to throttle down and maintain a steady, slow speed.