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knock down to size

knock down to size verb: synonym of cut down to size.

Verb

knock down to size (third-person singular simple present knocks down to size, present participle knocking down to size, simple past and past participle knocked down to size)

  1. Synonym of cut down to size.
    • “Watch it with the delirious power trips, pal,” she warned him. “Keep it up, and I'll have to knock you back down to size."2006, Shannon McKenna, Out Of Control
    • The world is untamed and untameable. Wind, rain, and lightning knock us down to size.2013, Jerry Dennis, It's Raining Frogs and Fishes

Synonyms of knock down to size

Forms of knock down to size

third-person singular presentknocks down to size
present participleknocking down to size
past participleknocked down to size
pastknocked down to size

Questions about knock down to size

What does knock down to size mean?
Knock down to size means synonym of cut down to size.
What part of speech is knock down to size?
Knock down to size is a verb.
What is the past tense of knock down to size?
The past tense of knock down to size is knocked down to size.

Words near knock down to size in the dictionary

  1. knock door run
  2. knock down
  3. knock down a notch
  4. knock down a peg
  5. knock down ginger
  6. knock down to size
  7. knock for a loop
  8. knock in
  9. knock into
  10. knock into a cocked hat
  11. knock into shape

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