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live down

verb
  1. To live so as to subdue or refute. (informal) · to live down slander
  2. To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself. · I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.
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To live down there!
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 11 · C1
Of course, I’ve had my troubles, but one can live down troubles.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 162 · C1

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