skinnying down

Verb

skinny down (third-person singular simple present skinnies down, present participle skinnying down, simple past and past participle skinnied down)

1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) skinny or more lightweight.
   • I'm hoping to skinny down this year.
2. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) smaller, more efficient, more restricted or less numerous.
   • That company is skinnying down to the tune of a thousand employees this year.