live down

far dimenticare

Comportarsi in modo adeguato o aspettare finché gli altri dimenticano qualcosa di imbarazzante che si è fatto.

In inglese semplice: To behave or wait until people stop remembering something embarrassing you did.

• I will never live this down.
• She finally lived down her embarrassing speech.
• Will he ever live down falling into the pool?

Come si usa: live something down (I will never live that mistake down.)

Sinonimi: put behind oneself

Espressioni comuni: live down a mistake, live down the embarrassment

smentire con la propria condotta

Dimostrare con il proprio comportamento nel tempo che le accuse dannose contro di sé sono false.

In inglese semplice: To show through your actions over time that harmful claims about you are false.

• He lived down the rumours through honest work.
• She resolved to live down the slander by helping others.
• His good conduct eventually lived down those accusations.

Come si usa: live down something (She hoped to live down the accusations through years of honest work.)

Sinonimi: disprove, refute

Espressioni comuni: live down slander, live down an accusation