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cut back
Shorten by cutting, prune, as in It's time we cut back these bushes . [1860s]
Reduce, decrease, as in They are going to cut back defense spending , or We have to cut back production . [c. 1940] Also see cut to the bone .
Example Sentences
Piastri cut back on the exit, and they ran side by side down the long back straight, with the Australian on the inside.
As studios cut back on their staff, they will still need producers to shepherd shows and films, said Susan Sprung, chief executive of the Producers Guild of America trade group.
Care keeps Wales running, it said, but many of those providing the care were struggling financially, had poor health and wellbeing and had to cut back on food and heating.
He said Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford will "have to decide carefully which areas to prioritise and which to cut back".
One small modern-era update DeBlois has made to his script is that this Nordic hamlet has cut back on the number of blondes.
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