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go down

verb
  1. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

    "You'll need to go down two floors to get to that office."

  2. To be received or accepted.

    "The news didn't go down well with her parents."

  3. To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.

    "Rodney's not here; after the shootout, he went down and won't be back for at least a year."

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