far down

idiom

: at a low or unimportant position in a list or series
Supporting public education seems to be far down on the government's agenda.
Cleaning house ranks pretty far down on my list.

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Mathewson is far down the list of strikeouts per nine innings, checking in at No. 689 with 4.71. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 This far down, the communications devices didn’t work to call up to the surface. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025 Warren Harding entered office in 1921 and put all priority on bringing the top tax rate far down. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 By 2001, however, Conti had fallen far down an outfield depth chart led by veteran stars Steve Finley, Reggie Sanders and Luis Gonzalez. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for far down

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“Far down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20down. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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