ride down

knock someone flat

To knock someone down; to hit someone so they fall to the floor.

bowl over

To overwhelm; to cause to fall to the ground.

shower down

To fall from the sky, especially in vast quantities

put down to

To ascribe; to assume to be the cause of a situation.

man down

To lose courage or cause to lose courage.

take down a notch

To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreas…