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Phrase(s): work down (the line) (to someone or something)
to progress through a series until someone or something is reached. • I will work down to the papers on the bottom gradually. You can’t hurry this kind of work. • We will work down the line to Katie. • We have to work down to the last one. • They are working down the line as fast as they can, but everyone has to be taken in order., Phrase(s): work something down (into something)
to manipulate something downward into something. • The crane operator worked the load down into the ship’s hold. • The operator worked it down carefully., Phrase(s): work something down (over something)
to manipulate something downward over something. • Now, you work this part down over this little tube, and then it won’t leak. • Liz worked the lid down and tightened it on., Phrase(s): work something down
to lower or reduce something, especially an amount of money. • Over a few months, they worked the price down, and the house soon was sold. • They worked down the price so much that the house was a steal.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs