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knocking down to size

knocking down to size is the present participle and gerund 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 knocking down to size

What is knocking down to size the present participle and gerund of?
Knocking down to size is the present participle and gerund of knock down to size.

Words near knocking down to size in the dictionary

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

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