Английский словарь американских идиом - comedown
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Comedown
comedown
{n.} Disappointment; embarrassment; failure. * /It was quite a comedown for Al when the girl he took for granted refused his marriage proposal./
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~ n C usually singular informal a situation that is not as good, important, interesting etc as the situation you had previously (The `King of Wall Street' is bankrupt! What a comedown!) (- see also come down come1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Note: in BRIT, also use 'come-down' If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had. The prospect of relegation is a comedown for a club that finished second two seasons ago. N-SING: a N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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