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cut someone down to size

to criticize someone who you think is too confident in order to make them feel less confident or less proud. When he started he thought he knew everything, but we soon cut him down to size.

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MONTROSE - A condominium project has been cut down to size - literally - after Los Angeles County officials took the rare step of requiring the developer to remove part of the third floor. CONDO PROJECT SHORTENED HEIGHT LIMITS EXCEEDED IN UNINCORPORATED AREA by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The underlying liberal vision was that private property was the instrument of individuals of privilege and power, which had to be cut down to size by an alert legislature that had the interests of the little man at heart. Property and privilege by Epstein, Richard A. / Reason Large rolls of material can be cut down to size economically and efficiently, allowing companies to maintain a more flexible and profitable inventory level, according to the manufacturer. Low volume slitting system by Rubber World More results

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MONTROSE - A condominium project has been cut down to size - literally - after Los Angeles County officials took the rare step of requiring the developer to remove part of the third floor.

CONDO PROJECT SHORTENED HEIGHT LIMITS EXCEEDED IN UNINCORPORATED AREA by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

The underlying liberal vision was that private property was the instrument of individuals of privilege and power, which had to be cut down to size by an alert legislature that had the interests of the little man at heart.

Property and privilege by Epstein, Richard A. / Reason

Large rolls of material can be cut down to size economically and efficiently, allowing companies to maintain a more flexible and profitable inventory level, according to the manufacturer.

Low volume slitting system by Rubber World

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