down

Naija

From: English down

Place wey no be up or middle of someting or somewhere.
- Na di day wey Oga fall down for step I know sey na strong man e be because he hold himself, no fall reach ground finish. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, The day my boss fell down the staircase was when I knew he was a strong man because he didn't land flat on the floor.)
Na ending part of someting.
- I follow di road go down well well before I see di junction you talk about. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, I walked really far down the road before I found the junction you talked about.)
- Go down, down down. But na you talk say dat land no be our own. My son! — (deuber__5673. I thought you said that land down the road is not part of our inheritance?)
- When dem touch the down part of Jesus outer garment, all deir sickness go just vanish. — (jw__9280, when the sick touched the helm of his garment, they received healing.)

Make person mind reach ground.
- My mind no gree come down until my I hear di baby cry and my wife smile.! — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. I didn't relax until the beaby cried and my wife smiled.)
- I beg dey calm down small small, life no hard o! — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Kindly learn to take things easy, life is not that difficult.)
Make person dey do bad ting, no stop.
- Men dey cheat up and down. — (IBA_03_Womanisers_MG__35, Men cheat everywhere.)
- E go dey waka up, and down. — (ONI_15_Gossiping_DG__13, He will be walking up and down.)
Make person wey dey up reduce himself for people eye.
- Upon as my landlord get money reach, im no dey mind, e dey join us clear gutter. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Despote the wealth of my landlord, he joins the tenant to clear up the gutter.)