beat down

beat down

vb (adverb)

1. (Business / Commerce) (tr) Informal to force or persuade (a seller) to accept a lower price I beat him down three pounds

2. (intr) (of the sun) to shine intensely; be very hot

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	beat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" bargain down chaffer, haggle, higgle, huckster - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
	2.	beat down - shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	3.	beat down - dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price" reposition, shift, dislodge - change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

Translations

? beat down

vi (rain) → herunterprasseln; (sun) → herunterbrennen

vt sep

(= reduce) prices → herunterhandeln; opposition → kleinkriegen (inf); I managed to beat him down (on the price) → ich konnte den Preis herunterhandeln; I beat him down to £20 for the chair → ich habe den Stuhl auf £ 20 heruntergehandelt

(= flatten) door → einrennen; wheat, crop → niederwerfen