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What does "down with Trump" mean?
發表於 : 週一 6月 18, 2018 7:41 am
由 Michael-liu
Hi, Kat
Robert De Niro said the following on Tony Awards, "It's no longer down with Trump, it's f--- Trump!"
What does "down with Trump" mean here? Does it mean we are going down with Trump?
Re: What does "down with Trump" mean?
發表於 : 週一 6月 18, 2018 8:12 pm
由 Kat C
Hi Michael,
To say "Down with" somebody or something is to express your strong disapproval. You want somebody or something to "
go down" (= fail) or "go away" (=be rid of). It's the opposite of saying "go" somebody or something.
So if you say, "
Go Trump!" you're for Trump.
If you say, "
Down with Trump!" you're against him. You may even wish him to "
step down (=leave office)."
Robert De Niro evidently felt that wishing Trump to go down wasn't quite enough anymore; he needed stronger language.
But, if you say, "
I'm down with"
somebody, it means "I'm on good terms with" or "I'm friends with" that person.
Fun, huh?
What's more:
When someone gives a suggestion and you say, "
I'm down for/with that," you're essentially saying, "Count me in!" ("down for/with"
something)
And it's not over yet! "
I'm up for that/it" means exactly the same thing!
Crazy English, right?
Kat
(There're many more "
down" idioms, and some are super useful!)