A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

down here • here below
down here —
1
. in the place where we are right now: The
weather affects how we think, move, and feel. Talking about
the weather, it is hot and dry down here. 2. is used of a place
which lies more to the south: If you’re planning on taking your
yacht to the Bahamas, something we do regularly down here
in Florida, here’s some advice. 3. at the foot of the page; later
in an article, etc.: Write down here goals that you would like
to tackle. Start with the easiest first and tick off any activity
you achieve.
here below —
1
. = down here 3: We give here below the list of
all the points that must be mandatory checked when purchas-
ing this product. 2. (liter.) here on Earth: I might have a confi-
dential fit of laughter with you over this melodramatic life
which has been appointed me to live here below.
See also: down below / down under.
down low • low down
down low —
1
. (coll.) secret or private : Their eye contact
seems to indicate that there may have been a little down low
action going on between the two. 2. (sl.) is used of married
men who secretly engage in homosexual activities: Some down
low men consider themselves monogamous if they only sleep
with one man.
low down —
1
. despicable; deserving of contempt or scorn:
Only low-down cowards post under other people’s names. If
you don’t have the guts to post something under your own
name, don’t even bother. 2. gloomy; depressed: Sellman was
definitely in a low down mood today. He made a mess with
the police, his clients and his family. 3. ( Jazz) blues or pop
music that has a very strong, repeated bass part: He allowed
Handy to pursue it only if he didn’t get involved in what his
parents called “that low-down” music — ragtime and blues.