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trims down to size

trims down to size is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 trims down to size

What is trims down to size the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Trims down to size is the third-person singular simple present indicative of trim down to size.

Words near trims down to size in the dictionary

  1. trimphone
  2. trimphones
  3. trimpot
  4. trimpots
  5. trims
  6. trims down to size
  7. trims one's sails
  8. trims up
  9. Trimsaran
  10. trimtab
  11. trimtabs

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