WHITTLE DOWN


Meaning of WHITTLE DOWN in English

To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two...

The president has agreed to whittle down his proposal.

PHRASAL VERB : V n P to/from num / n , V P n (not pron) , also V n P

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