turn down |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | increasing and decreasing |
| Source domains: | moving downwards |
| Particles: | down |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | turn |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | turn up | Definition: | to decrease the amount of sound, heat, or light | Examples: |
Turn the sound down. Turn down the volume on your computer. When I am away from home, I turn down the heat.
Collins English Dictionary: turn down |
Motivation: |
the conceptual metaphor MORE IS UP; LESS IS DOWN Lakoff, George and Mark Johnson. 1980. Metaphors We Live By. Chicago, London: University of Chicago Press. |