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Anonymous  #236711  Fri, 16 Jun 06 12:07 PM

Please explain "be down to" in the sentence:

"Did you know it's down to three of us for the job in the library?

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Marius Hancu  #236718  Fri, 16 Jun 06 12:58 PM
This is a competition for a job.
At the current time, as a result of the selection process, only 3 candidates are left in the race.

  
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