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knocked down to size

knocked down to size is the simple past and past participle of knock down to size.

Meaning of knock 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

Questions about knocked down to size

What is knocked down to size the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked down to size is the simple past and past participle of knock down to size.

Words near knocked down to size in the dictionary

  1. knocked boots
  2. knocked dead
  3. knocked down
  4. knocked down a notch
  5. knocked down a peg
  6. knocked down to size
  7. knocked for a loop
  8. knocked in
  9. knocked into
  10. knocked into a cocked hat
  11. knocked into shape

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