lower yourself

Meaning

1. lower yourself (by doing sth)

   to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less

   I wouldn't lower myself by working for him.

In the movies · 5

• And lower yourself to a kitchen skivvy in the eyes of the village?Downton Abbey2019
• We won't lower ourselves.The Shop Around the Corner1940
• and lower yourselves down into the water by the ropes hanging over the side.A Night to Remember1958
• Well, something must be awfully important for you to lower yourself to come to a dump like this, Garland. Floyd, come on now.The Best of Enemies2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Downton Abbey2019
  • The King and Queen Are Coming
  • Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit
  • The Royal Butler Takes Over
• The Shop Around the Corner1940
  • Morning Gossip at Matuschek's
  • The Anonymous Letter From Box 237
  • Matuschek's Singing Cigarette Box
• A Night to Remember1958
  • Lightoller Jokes About Titanic Soap
  • Titanic Sets Sail
  • Titanic's Ice Warnings Go Unheard

From the same entry

• lower the bar
• raise your sights
• raise the temperature
• at a low ebb
• be brought low
• lay low
• the lowest of the low
• a high profile
• high and low
• lie low
• sink so low
• stoop so low