单词 | go-come-up-down-in-the-world |
释义 | go/come up/down in the worldphrase [VERB inflects] See full dictionary entry for worldIf you say that someone has gone up in the world, you mean they have become richer or have a higher social status than before. If you say they have come down in the world, you mean they have become poorer or have a lower social status. [mainly British] When they started to go up in the world, they moved to a flat in London. ...young women of middle class families which had come down in the world. Definition of 'go/come up/down in the world' |
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