scale down

Idioms  

1. Reduce the size or cost of, as in The owners decided to scale down wages. This expression, along with the related scale up, which refers to an increase, alludes to scale in the sense of “a fixed standard.” [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Now imagine this scene scaled down to the inside of a cell.

From Science Daily

And Article 25 states "the relevant Fifa judicial body may scale down the disciplinary measure to be imposed or even dispense with it entirely".

From BBC

Many now do, however, accept there is a strong argument for these international gatherings to be scaled down.

From BBC

In the next year or two, there will once again be questions about whether he should remain a two-way player, or perhaps whether he should scale down his workload.

From Los Angeles Times

AI has this ability to optimize processes and decisions and then be able to decide if you want to scale up or scale down the amount of resources dynamically.

From Barron's

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