trim down to size

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  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.

词形变化

trims down to size present,singular,third-person trimming down to size participle,present trimmed down to size participle,past trimmed down to size past
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