cut down
US /kʌt daʊn/
・UK /kʌt daun/
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phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo reduce your use of something
We should cut down the amount of time we waste in meetings
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo fell a tree.
They had to cut down the old tree because it was diseased.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo criticize or humiliate someone.
My boss is always cutting me down in meetings.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo defeat or overcome someone or something.
The champion boxer cut down his opponent in the first round.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo cause to fall or be killed, often with a weapon.
The soldiers cut down the enemy troops with rapid gunfire.
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Let's Learn English in the Garden! ???
- If I had a chainsaw, I would use the chainsaw to cut down the tree or chop down the tree.
If I had a chainsaw, I would use the chainsaw to cut down the tree or chop down the tree.
- So you can chop down a tree, you can cut down a tree, you can snip off or cut off smaller branches, or you can cut off or lop off larger ones.
So you can chop down a tree, you can cut down a tree, you can snip off or cut off smaller branches, or you can cut off or lop off larger ones.
Why Billionaires Try So Hard To Look "Poor"
- Successful people telling regular people to cut down on luxuries to improve their financial situation is fine.
Successful people telling regular people to cut down on luxuries to improve their financial situation is fine.
- But if they are telling them to cut down on luxuries to take on a side hustle so they can spend their money on a course instead, that's obviously bad.
But if they are telling them to cut down on luxuries to take on a side hustle so they can spend their money on a course instead, that's obviously bad.
What Are The Fattest Countries In The World?
- It might be time to cut down on those tacos and churros, and start considering a more vegetable-oriented diet!
It might be time to cut down on those tacos and churros, and start considering a more vegetable-oriented diet!
- It might be time to cut down on those tacos and churros and start considering a more vegetable-oriented diet.
It might be time to cut down on those tacos and churros and start considering a more vegetable-oriented diet.
Quiet Cutting: How Power In U.S. Offices May Be Shifting Back To Bosses
- And they are concerned that they're going to have to cut down the line.
And they are concerned that they're going to have to cut down the line.
- and they are concerned that they're going to have to cut down the line.
and they are concerned that they're going to have to cut down the line.
Texas' Man Weave Master | Barbers Of The World | Insider
- Like I said, when I cut down that outer ridge, I want to be able to see his scalp.
Like I said, when I cut down that outer ridge, I want to be able to see his scalp.
Buy Now, Pay Later Apps vs. Credit Cards: The Pros and Cons | WSJ
- Shifting consumer habits can cut down on transactions, and many buy now, pay later programs rely on funding that is sensitive to interest rates.
Shifting consumer habits can cut down on transactions, and many buy now, pay later programs rely on funding that is sensitive to interest rates.
How Good do you need to be to Snowboard in JAPAN?
- The only open spaces are going to be on the pistes, on the groomed slopes where the trees have been cut down.
The only open spaces are going to be on the pistes, on the groomed slopes where the trees have been cut down.
- The only open spaces are going to be on the pistes, on the groomed slopes where the trees have been cut down,
The only open spaces are going to be on the pistes, on the groomed slopes where the trees have been cut down,
How American Cars Got So Bad
- It cut down its plants, it cut a third of its employees in the US, 35% of its American executives, and it vowed to maximize efficiency with its trucks, and to begin to build the cheaper, fuel-efficient cars of the future.
It cut down its plants, it cut a third of its employees in the US, 35% of its American executives, and it vowed to maximize efficiency with its trucks, and to begin to build the cheaper, fuel-efficient cars of the future.
- It cut down its plants, it cut a third of its employees in the U.S., 35% of its American executives,
It cut down its plants, it cut a third of its employees in the U.S., 35% of its American executives,
Cleaning Up After A Wildfire | February 5, 2025
- Created to cut down the costs associated with delivering humanitarian aid to remote communities, the Ultra Mark 2 will accomplish just that in a partnership with the French NGO Aviation Sans Frontieres.
Created to cut down the costs associated with delivering humanitarian aid to remote communities, the Ultra Mark 2 will accomplish just that in a partnership with the French NGO Aviation Sans Frontieres.
- Created to cut down the costs associated with delivering humanitarian aid to remote communities, the Ultra Mark II will accomplish just that in a partnership with the French NGO Aviation Sans Frontières.
Created to cut down the costs associated with delivering humanitarian aid to remote communities, the Ultra Mark II will accomplish just that in a partnership with the French NGO Aviation Sans Frontières.
Kids Try Meatless Foods | HiHo Kids
- Would you ever cut down on the meat you eat?
Would you ever cut down on the meat you eat?
- Would you ever cut down on the meat you eat?
Would you ever cut down on the meat you eat?