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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

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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]

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A spokesman for the water company said the robot would be a "game-changer" and would help cut down the number of emergency repairs.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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