the lowdown
noun
: important information or facts about something
He gave me the lowdown about the company's vice president.
Reporters are trying to get the lowdown on what caused the accident.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Here’s the lowdown on the game, which will start at 8 p.m. on ESPN:
THE DETAILS
When/where: 8 p.m. Monday, Fertitta Center, Houston
TV: ESPN
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita.
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—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
The Athletic gives the lowdown on those expected to be involved this afternoon…
Chido Obi — 17, striker
A name that will already be familiar to most given his extraordinary goalscoring record in the Under-18 Premier League and after United prised him away from Arsenal in the summer.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Parties Our Axios New Orleans colleagues have the lowdown on all the parties happening in the lead-up to the game.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Here’s the lowdown on the game, which will start at 8 p.m. on ESPN:
THE DETAILS
When/where: 8 p.m. Monday, Fertitta Center, Houston
TV: ESPN
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita.
PROBABLE STARTERS
P
No.
Kansas
Ht.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
The Athletic gives the lowdown on those expected to be involved this afternoon…
Chido Obi — 17, striker
A name that will already be familiar to most given his extraordinary goalscoring record in the Under-18 Premier League and after United prised him away from Arsenal in the summer.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Parties Our Axios New Orleans colleagues have the lowdown on all the parties happening in the lead-up to the game.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the lowdown
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“The lowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lowdown. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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