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Значение идиомы come down
[come down] {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more than. – Followed by “to”.
The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes.
Syn.: BOIL DOWN.
2. To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from older generation to younger ones.
Mary’s necklace had come down to her from her grandmother.
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