WHITTLE DOWN


Meaning of WHITTLE DOWN in English

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

He had whittled eight interviewees down to two...

The president has agreed to ~ his proposal.

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

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