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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak with me, Jiayin and me, Neil.
Hey, Jiaying, would you like to play some games online with me?
Sure thing.
I'm down for that.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Why are you so sad?
No, Neil, I said I'm down for it.
Which means I'm happy to do it or I'm interested in doing it.
So in this case, yes, I'm down for some online gaming.
Ah, gotcha.
You can say up for something or down for something to mean that you want to do it.
When up or down are followed by the preposition for it changes the meaning.
I got confused because I'm down can mean that you're sad.
That's right.
If you say I'm down, I mean sad.
Well, I hope you're going to be nice when we play.
I'm not up for losing.
Sorry, Neil.