bring down

verb

1. to cause to fall

   the fighter aircraft brought the enemy down

   the ministers agreed to bring down the price of oil

2. slang.
   usually passive to cause to be elated and then suddenly depressed, as from using drugs

Example Sentences

Verse, however, lamented missing an opportunity to bring down Tagovailoa on a play that resulted in a long completion.

From Los Angeles Times

Rishi Sunak, once prime minister, in the face of these ballooning figures continued to promise to bring down legal migration, even promising to introduce a cap if he won the 2024 general election.

From BBC

Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to "poor and vulnerable" women in an ambitious plan to bring down the high number of mothers dying in childbirth.

From BBC

Both those policies could put him in conflict with far-right parties in Netanyahu's current governing coalition, who have threatened to bring down the government if the prime minister pursues policies they reject.

From BBC

The desire to “screw” one’s enemies, a hallmark of the insecure leader, is the impulse that brought down Richard Nixon.

From Los Angeles Times