come down in the world

Meaning

1. come / go down / up in the world

   to become less / more important or successful in society

From the same entry

• be all the world to
• the best of both worlds possible worlds
• be worlds apart
• come into the world
• do the world of good
• for all the world as if
• have the world at your feet
• how, why, in the world
• in an ideal perfect world
• in the world
• in a world of your own
• a man of the world