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Definition be down to someone in British English

be down to someone phrase

phrase
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if something is down to someone, they are responsible for dealing with it or for making decisions about it

Example

Whether you stay in the team or not is entirely down to you.

Example

It's down to the prime minister to find out what went wrong.

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Definition be down to someone in British English