to cause a government or politician to lose power
to make someone or something move or fall to the ground
to reduce the rate, level, or amount of something
Chavasse raised his right arm to bring down the edge of his hand.
He managed to bring the plane down safely with only one engine.
It made her afraid of the boy, as if she had to tiptoe round him in order not to bring down his father's wrath upon her.
Johnson was brought down by an aggressive tackle just a few feet from the goal.
Opposition parties are threatening to bring down the government.
Our principal responsibility is to bring down the level of unemployment.
Strong winds brought down power lines across the region.
Tim's figured out how to bring down your whole house of cards.
When will you begin discussions to bring down the Wall and reunite Berlin?
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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