write down

write down idiom
  1. Set down in writing, record, as in Please write down your new address and phone number. [Late 1500s]
  2. Reduce in rank, value, or price, as in They've written down their assets. [Late 1800s]
  3. Write in a simple or condescending style, as in These science texts are written down for high-school students. [Second half of 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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