1 (denigrate) menospreciar a whispering campaign orchestrated by the Palace to do down the Government
to do o.s. down subestimarse
"I needed to be blonde to be attractive." She does herself down. Her dark hair and pale skin were stunning she was amazed by Andrew's lack of self-confidence. "I found myself telling him not to do himself down so badly," Don't do yourself down at all. So what if you don't get selected?
2 (cheat) timar; estafar He left in a fury and later accepted the insurance money feeling the British had done him down a common prostitute who presumably must have ripped one of them off, or otherwise done them down
(play false) hacer una mala pasada a John Major was doing Britain down by opposing curbs on workers' hours at Maastricht people at the office were always seeking ways to do me down he's the first man in my life who's taken any interest in my work, and, apart from my mother, he's the only person who remembers everyone who's ever done me down she's not to be trusted for she'll do you down the first chance she gets
