run down
Meaning: (as in to run somebody/something down) to criticize unfairly or cruelly
For example:
- His staff don't like him because he's always running them down.
- I wish Jane would stop running herself down. I tell her she's a really good person, but she won't believe me.
Quick Quiz:
Kerry felt that her mother was always running her down. It seemed that her mother thought that Kerry couldn't do anything
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