down to size

1. see cut down, def. 3.

Example Sentences

Can anything fill the void once those injunctions are shrunken down to size?

From Slate

Though the deals appear gargantuan, experts say financial realities will cut them down to size.

From Los Angeles Times

“My mother would just cut me and my sister down to size, ya know? And that’s a very unstable feeling, to have your mother suddenly tell you that you stink, you should use deodorant.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Hollywood’s ongoing cheerless attempts to contest the joy of music by cutting stellar classical musicians down to size, “Maria” joins the curt parade of “Tár” and “Maestro.”

From Los Angeles Times

I wish Larraín had cut Callas down to size more.

From Los Angeles Times