the important or interesting information that you need to know about someone or something
You’d better give me the lowdown on all the candidates.
Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym
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the lowdown
: important information or facts about something
Reporters are trying to get the lowdown on what caused the accident. [=trying to find out the truth about what caused the accident]
He gave me the lowdown about the company's vice president.
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Main Entry: ↑lowdown
Useful english dictionary. 2012.