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press down on

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Verb1.press down on - exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
bear down, drag down, weigh down, bear down on
press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
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There is nothing like driving down the highway with the windows wide open or the top down as the music is just blaring away When one of your favorite songs comes on, you tend to press down on that pedal just a little bit more and if it happens to be a song about the car that you are actually driving, it is pretty much over There is nothing like driving down the highway with the windows wide open or the top down as the music is just blaring away.
Songs About Cars by Brenda Williams / Automotive community
You do however need to be careful when it comes to using a roller for your interior painting as you only need to press down on the roller slightly, you should let the paint on the roller do the work for you as if you press down to hard you will create paint ?
Property Maintenance ? Painting the Interior of Your Property by Carolyn Clayton / Real estate industry community
Turn the camera upside down and press down on the clutch button.
Loading the Minolta SRT Cameras with 35mm Film by Tom Bonner / Computers and Internet community
 
 
 
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