if a weapon, bullet, or illness cuts someone down, it kills or injures them
to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground
to make someone accept that they are not as important or impressive as they believe they are
to make something such as a speech or piece of writing shorter
to reduce an amount of something
to start doing less of something, especially because it is bad for your health
How can you cut down the risk of cancer?
I don't mind that he never existed, means he never cut down any trees.
I told you I was concerned about your drinking and you promised to cut down.
I’m trying to cut down on salt.
Nora lit a cigarette, vowing for the thousandth time to cut down.
People suing each other'cause a fence was in the wrong place, or a tree had been cut down.
The doctor advised him to cut down his working hours.
These improvements will cut down on traffic noise.
cuts down
cutting down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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