english
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Condescend to something beneath one's dignity, as in She wouldn't stoop to listening to that obnoxious gossip. [Second half of 1500s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): stoop to doing something to degrade oneself or condescend to doing something; to do something that is beneath one. • Whoever thought that the manager of the department would stoop to sweeping up? • I never dreamed that Bill would stoop to stealing.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs