Word for down for anything

October 13 2012, 00:28

I was just thinking about this randomly today…

At least in American English, you can use the phrase «up for something» to express that you want to/ are willing to do something.
For example: «I’m up for going to the mall.»/ «I’m up for it.» (Though, you can’t really say simply «I’m up.»)

However, you can also say «down (for something)» and it has the same meaning!
For example:»I’m down for going to the movies.»/ «I’m down.»
It seems a touch slangier than the «up» phrases, but I think it’s pretty interesting that the words are opposites and still convey the same meaning.

Is this a more common linguistic occurrence than I think?  Any other examples in English or other languages are welcome.

A group of people trying to make acid plans

A: let’s go to xxx

B: but that’s far

A: wtf

B: ok down for anything

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отложить из-за чего-то


To my surprise, she was down for anything


She said she brought you home, and she was down for anything.



Говорит, что привезла тебя домой, и была готова на всё.


I wouldn’t let madame down for anything.


We’re not slowing down for anything.


Six-pack, down for anything, only in town for a week.



Шесть кубиков, на все согласный, в городе будет всего неделю.


They won’t go down for anything at this time of the year.


She needs a fellow hunter who compliments her need to be out in the thick of things, taking risks and never slowing down for anything.



Ей нужен мужчина-охотник, который делал бы ей комплименты, учувствовал бы вместе с ней в гуще событий, принимая риски и никогда не останавливался бы на месте ни за что.


Automatic weapons, on the other hand, spray bullets all over the place if you hold the trigger down for anything more than a short burst of fire, so they’re not always useful from afar.



С другой стороны, автоматическое оружие сбрасывает пули повсюду, если вы держите спусковой крючок на что-то большее, чем короткий выстрел, поэтому они не всегда полезны издалека.


Put together a small tactical team to go in there and turn the place upside down for anything that might be of use.



Собери небольшую тактическую группу, отправляйтесь туда и перетряхните все сверху до низу, найдите что-то.


Boone commented that the game is nearly flawless in its utterly «stupendous incredibility and absolutely impossible to put down for anything less than a fire alarm and even then you find yourself weighing down the odds.»



Бун прокомментировал, что игра почти безупречна в ее совершенно «потрясающей невероятности и абсолютной невозможности отложить из-за чего-то меньшего, чем пожарная тревога, и даже тогда вы будете думать, стоит ли это того».


Boone commented that the game is nearly flawless in its utterly «stupendous incredibility and absolutely impossible to put down for anything less than a fire alarm — and even then you find yourself weighing down the odds.»



Бун прокомментировал, что игра почти безупречна в ее совершенно «потрясающей невероятности и абсолютной невозможности отложить из-за чего-то меньшего, чем пожарная тревога, и даже тогда вы будете думать, стоит ли это того».


We don’t shut down for anything.


Don’t put us down for anything.


She goes down for anything.


I couldn’t slow down for anything.

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