trim down
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Definition
- Verb:
- To reduce in size, amount, or extent: The primary meaning is to make something smaller or less by removing parts or decreasing quantity.
- To make something neater or more orderly by cutting away unnecessary parts: This sense involves cutting or pruning to improve appearance or efficiency.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- She decided to trim down her monthly expenses to save more money.
- The editor asked me to trim down the article by 500 words.
- He is trying to trim down before his beach vacation.
Advanced Usage
- "to trim something down to size": To reduce something, often an idea, plan, or object, to a more manageable or appropriate scale.
- The ambitious project proposal had to be trimmed down to size to fit the budget.
Variants and Related Words
- Trim (verb): To make neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts. (e.g., )
- Cut down (verb): A common synonym meaning to reduce the amount or number of something. (e.g., )
- Reduce (verb): To make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Synonyms
- Reduce
- Cut down
- Decrease
- Scale down
- Prune
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Cut back (on): To reduce the amount, size, or cost of something.
- The company had to cut back on staffing during the recession.
Related Idioms
- Trim the fat: To remove unnecessary parts or inefficiencies, especially in business or writing.
- The new manager's first task was to trim the fat from the bloated budget.
Verb
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits