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be down to (one) be down to (one)To be someone's duty, decision, or responsibility. After your father retires, it will be down to you to lead the company. So I guess it's down to me then.See also: downbe down to something COMMON If something is down to something else, the second thing is the cause of the first. When you are asked to score goals, then a lot is down to confidence and Kevin has that. I think that the show's popularity is down to two things.See also: down, somethingbe down to somebody/something (informal)
1 be caused by a particular person or thing: She claimed her problems were down to the media. ♢ Our defeat in last week’s game is down to the goalkeeper, who played very badly.
2 be the responsibility of somebody: It’s down to you to check the doors and windows before we leave.See also: down, somebody, somethingbe down to something have nothing except one or a few items of the kind mentioned: I’m down to my last penny.See also: down, something |