go down in sb's estimation
Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words
To be respected or admired less by someone.
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Examples (10)
- He went down in my estimation after lying about his qualifications.
- The politician went down in the public's estimation following the scandal.
- She went down in her boss's estimation when she missed the important deadline.
- The company went down in customers' estimation after the product recall.
- His rude behavior made him go down in everyone's estimation.
- The team captain went down in the coach's estimation after the poor performance.
- After breaking his promise, he went down in her estimation.
- The restaurant went down in critics' estimation due to declining food quality.
- His constant complaining made him go down in his colleagues' estimation.
- The author went down in readers' estimation after the controversial comments.