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trimmed down to size

trimmed down to size is the simple past and past participle of trim down to size.

Meaning of trim down to size

Verb

trim down to size (third-person singular simple present trims down to size, present participle trimming down to size, simple past and past participle trimmed down to size)

  1. Synonym of cut down to size.
    • If parents try to trim a 7-year-old egoist down to size with sarcastic quips or disparaging comments, they only add to his sense of inferiority and thereby agitate his continued construction of a defensive front.1962, W. Cleon Skousen, So You Want to Raise a Boy?, page 106

Questions about trimmed down to size

What is trimmed down to size the simple past and past participle of?
Trimmed down to size is the simple past and past participle of trim down to size.

Words near trimmed down to size in the dictionary

  1. trimly
  2. trimm
  3. trimmability
  4. trimmable
  5. trimmed
  6. trimmed down to size
  7. trimmed one's sails
  8. trimmed up
  9. trimmer
  10. trimmers
  11. trimmest

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