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downbeat about something collocation If you are downbeat about something, you do not have much excitement or hope about it: Analysts were downbeat about the company's prospects. The doctors were downbeat about Jackie's chances of making a full recovery from the accident. See
downbeatadjective The report is downbeat about the bank's long-term future. She is quite downbeat about the outlook for the property market. The coach refused to be downbeat about his team's form, despite another defeat in last night's game. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Calm and relaxed (as) cool as a cucumberidiom at (your) leisureidiom be at peace with the worldidiom biddable calmly easy-going equilibrium fluidly free-flowing gaily peaceably peacefully peacefulness placable placid uninhibited unpressured unpressurized unruffled unshockable |