Down to Earth Trivia Quiz

Answer: Down to earth

Down to Earth is an expression that means to be honest and not put on airs. In addition, it could mean to be grounded in reality.

Answer: On the down low

On the down low is an expression that means something is kept quiet, secret or not openly discussed. The phrase originated in the 1990s in the United States.

Answer: Chow down

To chow down means to eat food quickly and without restraint. The phrase is believed to have originated during World War II when meal time was known as chow time.

Answer: Power down

To power down means either to shut down completely or slow down. It typically refers to computers or other machines but can also be used colloquially to describe living creatures.

Answer: Run down

To run down means to overwork to the point of exhaustion or to be exhausted. It can also mean to knock someone over with a vehicle. As a noun, a rundown is a collected inventory of items or a review of things.

Answer: Shower down

If something literally showered down, it means it fell from the sky or from another position of height. Colloquially, to shower down means that something arrived in large numbers unexpectedly.

Answer: Jot down

There are many "down" expressions that can mean to write quickly. There is "jot down" and "scribble down". Jot down originated in the 18th century when small note pads were called jots or jotting pads.

Answer: Smack down

As a verb, to smack down means to reject with contempt or defeat in a humiliating, decisive fashion. As a known, a smackdown is a sound defeat, typically in some kind of wrestling or grappling competition.

Answer: Down to brass tacks

To get down to brass tacks means to put aside unnecessary things and to discuss the most important things. The origin of the phrase comes haberdashery shops where brass takes were used to measure materially accurate, so when discussing brass tacks you were getting down to business accurately and efficiently.

Answer: Strip down

Literally, to strip down means to remove the outer covering of something. Colloquially, it means to remove the inessentials and leaving just the base form of something. It can also mean to remove details from or to simplify.