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cut down
verb
(tr) to fell
to reduce or make a reduction (in)
to cut down on drink
(tr) to remake (an old garment) in order to make a smaller one
(tr) to kill
he was cut down in battle
to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of
Idioms and Phrases
Kill, as in The troops were cut down one by one as they crossed the field . [Early 1800s]
Also, cut down on . Reduce, decrease, as in I want to cut down my caffeine intake , or We have to cut down on our expenses . [Mid-1800s]
cut down to size ; knock down to size . Reduce the self-importance of, humble, as in He's so arrogant—I wish someone would cut him down to size , or She really got knocked down to size when her class ranking slipped . [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
She said: "You can't cut down on that. I think the fairer way would be to put a little bit more on the units that you use."
But when the company began to change its pricing strategy, increasing the prices of some products from £1, the 45-year-old says she cut down on her purchases.
The Angels scored five or more runs in four of the six games, and cut down on their strikeout totals, with seven or fewer strikeouts coming in four games.
But experts say it's human actions that have made things much worse: cutting down mangroves, which normally act like natural barriers against floods, and building on floodplains where water is supposed to drain.
After they took the out at first on an initial sacrifice attempt, the Trojans twice tried to cut down runners at home with ill-fated results.
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