down to size

Idioms  

1. see cut down, def. 3.

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Example Sentences

One way it is doing that: cutting its Medicare business down to size.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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