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31New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol — The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, commonly known as the Muller Homes, were an orphanage in the district of Ashley Down, in the north of Bristol. They were built between 1849 and 1870 by the Prussian evangelist George Müller to show the world… …
32time-worn — Synonyms and related words: ageing, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, broken down, dated, decrepit, dilapidated, dog eared, hackneyed, moth eaten, obsolescent, obsolete, old, old hat, old fashioned, overused, passe, ragged, ramshackle, run… …
33wear\ down — • wear down • wear off • wear away v 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone. The eraser has worn off my pencil. The grass has worn away… …
34time-worn — adj worn, old, aged, dog eared, out of date, passé, outworn, worn out, ruined, well worn, tired, trite, stock, stale, threadbare, bromidic, cliché(e)d, hackneyed, weathered, dated, decrepit, ancient, broken down, run down, shabby, ragged, hoary,… …
35run-down — adjective 1. worn and broken down by hard use (Freq. 1) a creaky shack a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape a flea bitten sofa a run down neighborhood a woebegone old shack • Syn: ↑ …
36Hold Me Down — Studio album by You Me at Six Released 11 January 2010 (see …
37run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) …
38run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) …
39run down — I. go to, walk to Lu, please run down to the store and get an onion. II. check, look over, run through Run down the list before we go to the store. Did I miss anything? III. criticize, put down Fred doesn t run down his staff. He never… …
40what goes up must come down — Originally associated with wartime bombing and anti aircraft shrapnel. 1929 F. A. POTTLE Stretchers vii. The antiaircraft guns always took a shot for luck. What goes up must come down, and one can be killed quite as neatly by a fragment of his… …
