trickle down
trickle down · trickles down · trickled down · trickling down
To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked peopleTo pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people
» Tom still believes in trickle-down economics.
Meaning
2 sensesTo pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people
The CEO's benefits are unlikely to trickle down to the factory workers.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trickle, down.
Examples
11 sentencesTom still believes in trickle-down economics.
Tears trickled down Tom's face.
Sami can hear the water trickle down.
I felt the sweat trickle down my brow.
ruЯ чувствовал, как пот стекает по моему лбу.
deIch fühlte, wie Schweiß meine Stirn hinuntertropfte.
Two streams of tears trickled down each cheek.
Translations
1 languagesForms
trickles down, trickling down, trickled down, trickled down| Base form | trickle down · to trickle down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trickles down |
| Present participle | trickling down |
| Past simple | trickled down |
| Past participle | trickled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb