cut down to size (English, verb)
expansion: cut down to size (third-person singular simple present cuts down to size, present participle cutting down to size, simple past and past participle cut down to size)
Senses:
glosses: To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud.
tags: idiomatic
informal
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down, size.
Forms:
form: cuts down to size
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cutting down to size
tags: participle
present
form: cut down to size
tags: participle
past
form: cut down to size
tags: past