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单词 mow down
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mow down

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verb

(tr, adverb) to kill in large numbers, esp by gunfire

Words nearby mow down

Moviola, mow, Mowat, mowburnt, mowdie, mow down, mower, mower deck, mowing, mowing machine, Mowlam
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Idioms and Phrases with mow down

mow down

1

Destroy in great numbers, especially in battle, as in The machine gun mowed them down as they advanced. [Late 1500s]

2

Overwhelm, as in He mowed down the opposition with his arguments. This usage, like the first, alludes to mowing, the cutting of grass with a scythe or other implement.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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