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Meanings of ratchet down in English
Synonyms
Examples for "ratchet"
Examples for "ratchet"
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And I wanted to ratchet that up 10 times for Green Room.
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This summit is about persuading other countries to ratchet up their ambition.
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The ratchet of the wheel clacked, and the hurried ticking was loud.
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Instead, she's managed to ratchet up the already lofty expectations even further.
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You could deliberately ratchet up your privacy settings, but most students didn't.
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Because of that hideous smile, Matthew felt the danger in the room rachet up, like a bowstring tightening to loose an evil arrow.
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Siptu, the union representing the drivers, said the action by the company appeared to show it was attempting to " rachet up" the dispute.
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But on Ukraine he started to tiptoe towards the US as Britain racheted up its response to Russia.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no plans to go anywhere, despite Donald Trump racheting up his criticism of the former Senator.
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Australian director Natalie Erika James rachets up the tension in an extraordinarily accomplished feature film debut, from a screenplay by James and Christian White.
Usage of ratchet down in English
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It might even mean that the Democrats would ratchet down their spite as well.
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But it will force Wall Street analysts to " ratchet down" their profit expectations.
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The assumption had been these border restrictions would begin to ratchet down sooner rather than later.
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When asked in surveys to rank our driving skill most will ratchet down their ego to "average to good".
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A senior US State Department official said the speech "provides a basis for both sides to ratchet down the tension".
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But there has been speculation he could ratchet down sanctions, or even return two Russian diplomatic compounds in Maryland and Long Island.
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Speaking late on Tuesday, Rosengren said the Fed would need to ratchet down economic forecasts it made in December because of the uncertain global outlook.
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Ratchet down stock market exposure and your potential to lose money drops.
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These price caps will be ratcheted down by almost another third by 2014.
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Expectations regarding prospective long-term returns have now ratcheted down very substantially.
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No, I think things are kind of ratcheting down between Katie and me.
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Before it ratcheted down again, Laura got to her feet.
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The tension inside the truck ratcheted down a notch as Nate sensed Jolene relax.
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My claustrophobia ratcheted down a notch.
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The poultry industry said it already has ratcheted down "by a large margin" its use of antibiotics.
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Those cutting their emissions fastest can sell spare permits to laggards, while the cap is ratcheted down over time.