down to


In addition to the idioms beginning with down to

  • down to earth
  • down to size
  • down to the ground
  • down to the wire

also see:

  • come down to
  • get down to

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

How to use down to in a sentence

  • When I go down to-morrow and get installed as the owner of everything, I shall see things in a new light.

    The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
  • I go down to-morrow at 12, to stay the afternoon, and help Miss Large.

  • And the money ought to be paid down to-day, even on your own showing—every cent of it, in cash.

    The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
  • If she go down to-day before a combination of brute force and unscrupulous intelligence her fall cannot be permanent.

    The Crime Against Europe | Roger Casement
  • Mother, Miss Jordan was down to-day, and she said my sketch of a colliery at work was beautiful.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence