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He had shouted down at least one judge in the Mairie de Luxembourg after a dozen cigars had failed to bring about his ends.
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shout down — verb silence or overwhelm by shouting • Hypernyms: ↑hush, ↑quieten, ↑silence, ↑still, ↑shut up, ↑hush up • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * [verb] … Useful english dictionary
shout down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shout down : present tense I/you/we/they shout down he/she/it shouts down present participle shouting down past tense shouted down past participle shouted down to make it difficult to hear what someone says by … English dictionary
shout down — PHRASAL VERB If people shout down someone who is trying to speak, they prevent that person from being heard by shouting at them. [V n P] They shouted him down when he tried to explain why Zaire needed an interim government... [V P n (not pron)]… … English dictionary
shout down — {v.} To object loudly to; defeat by shouting. * /Grace suggested that we give our club money to charity, but she was shouted down./ * /The crowd shouted down the Mayor s suggestions./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shout down — {v.} To object loudly to; defeat by shouting. * /Grace suggested that we give our club money to charity, but she was shouted down./ * /The crowd shouted down the Mayor s suggestions./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shout\ down — v To object loudly to; defeat by shouting. Grace suggested that we give our club money to charity, but she was shouted down. The crowd shouted down the Mayor s suggestions … Словарь американских идиом
shout down — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. silence, shut up, overcome; see defeat 1 , 3 , quiet 2 … English dictionary for students
shout down — silence a speech by yelling louder … English contemporary dictionary
shout — ► VERB 1) speak or call out very loudly. 2) (shout at) reprimand loudly. 3) (shout down) prevent (someone) from speaking or being heard by shouting. 4) Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink). ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
shout — [shout] n. [ME schoute, prob. < an OE cognate of ON skūta, a taunt, prob. < IE * (s)kud , to cry out > SCOUT2] 1. a loud cry or call 2. any sudden, loud outburst or uproar 3. [orig. uncert.] [Austral. & N.Z. Informal] Austral. N.Z.… … English World dictionary
