live down

live down
transitive verb
Gras wachsen lassen über (+ Akk.)

he will never be able to live it down — das wird ihm ewig anhängen

* * *
(to live through the shame of (a foolish act etc) till it is forgotten.) durchleben
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live down
vt
to \live down down ⇆ sth über etw akk hinwegkommen; mistakes über etw akk Gras wachsen lassen
you'll never \live down it down das wird dir ewig anhängen
* * *
vt sep
scandal, humiliation hinwegkommen über (+acc), verwinden; (actively) scandal, mistake Gras wachsen lassen über (+acc)

he'll never live it down — das wird man ihm nie vergessen

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live down
A v/t (besonders durch tadellosen Lebenswandel) vergessen machen oder wiedergutmachen
B v/i:
live down to seinem schlechten Ruf etc gerecht werden
* * *
transitive verb
Gras wachsen lassen über (+ Akk.)

he will never be able to live it down — das wird ihm ewig anhängen


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