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What does “get someone down” mean?

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Rebecca

"Get someone down" means to be sad or depressed about something happening in life. When "life gets you down," it means to be feeling sad because of a certain situation that happened. Every day life (working a job, maintaining friendships, being in a romantic relationship, having children, etc.) is extremely difficult and can make anyone feel sad due to how hard it is. For example, if I lost my job, I would feel sad and depressed. Life would get me down because of losing my job. This can be said about almost any life situation.

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