CUT DOWN TO SIZE

Meaning of CUT DOWN TO SIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

: to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

CUT DOWN TO SIZE — phrasal to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUT DOWN TO SIZE — phrasal : to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature the challenger looks impressive, but …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUT DOWN TO SIZE — to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CUT DOWN TO SIZE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks. * /The big boy told John …
Slang English vocab
CUT DOWN TO SIZE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks. * /The big boy told John …
Словарь английских идиом
CUT DOWN TO SIZE — v. phr. , informal To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks. The big boy told John …
American Idioms English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIZE — size 1 /suyz/ , n. , v. , sized, sizing . n. 1. the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIZE — vt to fix the standard of. 2. size ·noun six. 3. size ·vt to cover with size; to prepare with …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SIZE — [size] n [ME sise assize, fr. MF, fr. OF, short for assise--more at assize] (13c) 1 dial Brit: assize 2a--usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIZE — / saɪz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun HOW LARGE / SMALL 1. [ U , C ] how …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIZE — I. size 1 S1 W1 /saɪz/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: assise 'sitting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIZE — n. & v. --n. 1 the relative bigness or extent of a thing, dimensions, magnitude (is of vast size; size …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIZE — n. & v. n. 1 the relative bigness or extent of a thing, dimensions, magnitude (is of vast size; size …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIZE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the relative bigness or extent of a thing, dimensions, magnitude (is of vast size; …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIZE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be equal in size/length/height etc ▪ The population of each town is roughly equal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SIZE — INDEX: 1. how big or small something is 2. the amount of something that something can contain 3. to be …
Longman Activator English vocab
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — INDEX: 1. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 2. to cut food 3. to cut part of your …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — n. 25B6; verb the knife slipped and cut his finger : GASH, slash, lacerate, sever, slit, pierce, penetrate, wound, injure; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUT — v. 1 gash, slash, slit; open I cut my finger on the glass 2 slice, cut off, carve Please cut …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIZE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) размер, величина; габариты, объем in size ≈ по величине, по объему full size ≈ в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUT — I 1. гл. 1) резать, разрезать He cut his chin while shaving. ≈ Он порезался, когда брился. Cut the cake. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIZE — size.ogg _I 1. saız n 1. размер(ы), величина; объём the size of an animal - величина животного the size of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUT — _I 1. kʌt n 1. 1> порез; разрез a cut on the finger - порез пальца cuts on the face …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SIZE — 1) величина 2) габарит 3) загрунтовать 4) загрунтовывать 5) затвор 6) крупность 7) мера 8) объем 9) размер 10) сортировать по величине 11) состав 12) формат 13) форматный 14) численность 15) шлихта 16) шлихтовать • absolute estimate …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIZE — size I 1. сущ.1) а) размер, величина; габариты, объем in size — по величине, по объему full size — в …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CUT — I cut гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - cut1) а) резать, разрезать Cut the cake. — Разрежь пирог. Ida …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIZE — _I 1. saız n 1. размер(ы), величина; объём the size of an animal - величина животного the size of an …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CUT — _I 1. kʌt n 1. 1> порез; разрез a cut on the finger - порез пальца cuts on the face …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIZE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) размер, величина; габариты, объем in size — по величине, по объему full size — в …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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