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21cut down on — to kill Not necessarily with a blow from above: They want me to cut down on him... I am to burn this man. (Sanders, 1970 the speaker was an assassin, not a worker in a crematorium) …
22cut down on — use less of something Recently he has cut down on his drinking in order to start his new health program …
23cut down on something — ˌcut sthˈdown (to…) | ˌcut ˈdown (on sth) derived to reduce the size, amount or number of sth • We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. • The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. • I …
24cut down the tall poppies — (AU) If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise people who stand out from the crowd …
25cut down to size — index minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
26cut down to size — phrasal : to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature the challenger looks impressive, but stiffer competition will cut him down to size * * * cut down to size To cause (a person) to feel less important or to… …
27cut down the tall poppies — (AU) If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise people who stand out from the crowd. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
28cut down — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, annihilate, beat down, bereave of life, blow down, blow over, blow to pieces, blow up, bob, boil down, bowl down, bowl over, brain, break down, bring down, bulldog, bulldoze, burn down,… …
29cut down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To cause the death of: carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill1, slay. Slang: waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See HELP. 2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down,… …
30cut down — v. degrade, insult; reduce, decrease; cause to fall by cutting adj. curtailed; cut off, chopped off, hewn …
