单词 | ratchet down |
释义 | ratchet down (once / 173814 pages) v WORD FAMILY ratchet down: ratcheted down, ratcheting down, ratchets down USAGE EXAMPLESHence why I suggest you should ratchet down your expectations. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) It ratcheted down its spending this year — to about $25 million — as there were only 12 gubernatorial races, most of which were not competitive. Seattle Times(Dec 06, 2016) Mr. Khan, meanwhile, charged that Indian officials are “closing all the doors” to dialogue that could ratchet down the current tensions. Washington Times(Sep 26, 2016) v move by degrees in one direction only Syn|Hyper rachet up, ratchet advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
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