come down to us

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tosurviveto the present day; to beextantin some form.1858, Charles Henry Cooper, Thompson Cooper,Athenae Cantabrigienses, volume 1, page138:It is somewhat remarkable that none of bishop Ridley’s sermons havecome down to us.2002, Alexander J. Morin, editor,Classical Music: The Listener's Companion, page638:There is some confusion about this work since the original has disappeared, and scholars have assumed that what hascome down to usis not by Mozart.2003, Vivien Law,The History of Linguistics in Europe: From Plato to 1600, page170:As you’ll have noticed, a large number of pre-Renaissance writings on language havecome down to uswithout any indication of their author’s name, or with a false one attached.

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