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Downing Street (London)

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Named after Sir George Downing, who died 1684. He was elected M.P. for Morpeth in 1661.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Down
Down in the Dumps
Down on Him (To be)
Down on his Luck
Down to the Ground
Down - hearted
Down Town
Down-trod
Downfall (A)
Downing Professor
Downing Street (London)
Downpour (A)
Downright
Downright Dunstable
Downstairs
Downy (The)
Downy Cove (A)
Dowsabell
Dowse on the Chops (A)
Doxy
Doyleys