strike someone when they are down
Synonym of kick someone when they are downSynonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
» Tom was struck down by a heart attack.
Тома поразил сердечный приступ. — marafon
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1 senses(idiomatic)Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
Examples
7 sentencesTom was struck down by a heart attack.
ruТома поразил сердечный приступ. — marafon
The death penalty was struck down last year.
I swear that it is true, or may lightning strike me down.
Sami was struck down by a mystery illness.
If I'm lying, may God strike me down right now.
Forms
strikes someone when they are down, striking someone when they are down, struck someone when they were down, struck someone when they were down| Base form | strike someone when they are down · to strike someone when they are down |
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| 3rd person singular | strikes someone when they are down |
| Present participle | striking someone when they are down |
| Past simple | struck someone when they were down |
| Past participle | struck someone when they were down |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | strike someone when they are down |
| he, she, it | strikes someone when they are down |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | struck someone when they were down |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have struck someone when they were down |
| he, she, it | has struck someone when they were down |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will strike someone when they are down |
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.