Idioms

cut (someone) down to size
to prove that someone is not as good as he or she thinks
I cut my colleague down to size when I criticized what he said at the meeting.

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  • cut (someone) in or cut in (someone)
  • cut (someone) off or cut off (someone)
  • cut (someone) to the quick
  • cut a fine figure
  • cut a wide swath
  • cut across
  • cut and run
  • cut back on (something)
  • cut both ways
  • cut class
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  • a slow-down
  • killed outright
  • hit (someone) hard
  • Same here!
  • cast doubts on (someone or something)
  • no spring chicken
  • labor of love
  • out cold
  • pony up
  • all of a sudden


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