live down

Language: en

Meaning: (informal)To live so as tosubdueorrefute.tolive downslander; (idiomatic,chiefly in the negative)To cause others toforget aboutsomethingembarrassingthat happened to oneself.I'll never be able tolive downthat time my pants fell down at the school dance.

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