bring down on

災いをもたらす、招く

人や物事に批判、罰などの悪い結果をもたらすこと。

やさしい英語で： To cause someone or something to suffer criticism, punishment, or another bad result.

• His lies brought shame down on his family.
• The decision brought public anger down on the council.
• Why bring more trouble down on yourself?

使い方： bring something down on someone/something (His comments brought criticism down on the whole team.)

類義語： bring upon, inflict on

よく使う表現： bring criticism down on, bring shame down on

の上に落下させる

上にある物を、人や物の上に落とすこと。

やさしい英語で： To cause something above someone or something to fall onto them.

• The storm brought a tree down on our car.
• Don’t bring that shelf down on your head.
• The earthquake brought the roof down on the empty room.

使い方： bring something down on someone/something (The blast brought the ceiling down on the furniture.)

よく使う表現： bring something down on, bring down on someone