get (someone) down



get (someone) down

To cause someone to feel saddened, depressed, discouraged, or dejected. The thought of working for a faceless corporation really gets me down. His rejection from Harvard has really gotten Stephen down.
See also: down, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sorina-Romanian
Stine-Danish, Norwegian
'Adinah-Biblical Hebrew
Manoj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
JesÚShe-SOOSSpanish
Parwiz-Persian