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Anon f8r Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Bring down

I know the phrase 'bring down' has several meanings. I saw a sentence today and wonder if the phrase can be used in this sentence.
"Insisting on having our say may bring down disaster."
  

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Hi, It's OK, but 'bring down disaster' looks a bit odd, because the usual phrase is "bring down disaster on us / on our heads". Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, It's OK, but 'bring down disaster' looks a bit odd, because the usual phrase is "bring down disaster on us / on our heads".
  • Clive
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Hi,

It's OK, but 'bring down disaster' looks a bit odd, because the usual phrase is "bring down disaster on us / on our heads".

Clive
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Thank you very much Clive.
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