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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Still be down to take

They are all couple, 85 years old.

What is "still be down to take"?

And wear bifocal glasses, and eat at IHOP and hold hands at Sunday masses, and when it comes to the bedroom... well, nothing much would happen in the bedroom because we're 85, but we would still be down to take a walk or take a drive or sit and talk or have a drink

  

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That "down" is modern slang. You will not see it in all dictionaries. It means "quite willing".

  • That "down" is modern slang.
  • You will not see it in all dictionaries.
  • It means "quite willing".
  • You usually see "down with X", meaning "in full support of", which would make the sentence "still be down with taking a walk", etc.
  • You are not seeing "down to take".
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That "down" is modern slang. You will not see it in all dictionaries. It means "quite willing". You usually see "down with X", meaning "in full support of", which would make the sentence "still be down with taking a walk", etc. You are not seeing "down to take".

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