do somebody down

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

do sb down phrasal verb [ don't sb down does sb down doesn't sb down did sb down didn't sb down done sb down done sb down doing sb down ]
to criticize someone in order to make them feel ashamed or to make other people lose respect for them
• She felt that everyone in the meeting was trying to do her down.
• reflexive Stop doing yourself down.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Insults and abuse ↑Treating people or animals badly
Main entry: do_{phrasal verb}