I know I can count on my team when the chips are down.

The detector recorded a short-lived anti-down quark produced in the collision.

She refused to take lying down the harsh criticism from her colleagues.

In the press conference, the mayor seemed to throw down the gauntlet, challenging the developers to finish the project on time.

He promised he wouldn't take sitting down being blamed for something he didn't do.

After the mine shut down, some Aboriginal families depended on sit-down money while they looked for new work.

The supervisor warned the team about an increase in fast clear down after the system outage.

With a meeting in twenty minutes, they had to put the hammer down to reach the venue on time.

If the new marketing campaign doesn't attract customers, the whole project will go down the pan.

When the main client pulled out, our whole product launch started to go down the tubes.