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never live something down

if you say that you will never live down something bad or embarrassing that you have done, you mean people will not forget it Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He'll never live it down. I'll never live down the fact that I spilt champagne down my boss's trousers.

See also: down, live, never