Referring to the part of the house below the ground floor, you might say, “I’m going ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| DOWNSTAIRS | 13 |
| DOWN TO THE BASEMENT | 6 |
| DOWN TO THE CELLAR | 4 |
| DOWN IN THE BASEMENT | 3 |
| DOWN STAIRS | 2 |
| INTO THE BASEMENT | 2 |
| TO THE BASEMENT | 2 |
| BASEMENT | 1 |
| DOWN IN THE CELLAR | 1 |
| DOWN THE BASEMENT | 1 |
| DOWN TO THE LAUNDRY ROOM | 1 |
| DOWN TO THE REC ROOM | 1 |
| IN THE BASEMENT | 1 |
| UNDER THE HOUSE | 1 |
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