Live down

verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To live so as to subdue or refute. informal

    "to live down slander"

  2. 2
    live so as to annul some previous behavior wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself. idiomatic

    "I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance."

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