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Trim down

verb

Cut down on; make a reduction in. Synonyms: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back. "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

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"Trim down" Quotes from Famous Books

... shapes from the drawing on to their respective layers, you saw out each carefully with a bow or a keyhole-saw, care being taken not to cut inside the lines. It is better to cut full, and trim down to the lines with a chisel or plane. A good deal of trouble can be saved by the expenditure of a few cents for having them machine-sawed, in which case ask the sawyer ...

— Boys' Book of Model Boats • Raymond Francis Yates

Words linked to "Trim down" : detract, downsize, minify, spill, inflate, thin, trim back, thin out, retrench, take away, deflate, slash, subtract, decrease, shave, quench, trim, shorten, knock off, lessen