do down
phrasal verbdo somebody/something down (British English, informal)
to criticize somebody/something unfairly 诋毁;说…的坏话 The media is always doing British industry down. 媒体总是贬低英国工业。
to take an unfair advantage over somebody 失败: 对某人采取不公平的优势He sees himself as the little man being done down by the powerful. 他认为自己是一个被权贵打倒的小人物。