starve the beast (English, verb)
expansion: starve the beast (third-person singular simple present starves the beast, present participle starving the beast, simple past and past participle starved the beast)
Senses:
glosses: To progressively weaken or destroy a dangerous or powerful entity through attrition.
tags: US
topics: government
politics
glosses: To deprive the federal government of revenue by cutting taxes in an effort to force it to limit spending.
tags: US
Forms:
form: starves the beast
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: starving the beast
tags: participle
present
form: starved the beast
tags: participle
past
form: starved the beast
tags: past