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pare something down (to something)

to cut someone down to something or a smaller size. I will have to pare the budget down to the minimum. I hope we can pare down the budget. After much arguing, we pared it down.

pare something off (of) something and pare something off

to cut something off something.(Of is usually retained before pronouns.) See if you can pare a bit of this extra wood off the edge of the base of this pillar. Pare off some of the wood.

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Byline: GARETH HUGHES AFTER Buckley's John Pares took bronze in the Commonwealth Championship 24-hour race in Keswick another North Wales-based athlete went even better by winning her event at the four-day meeting. Wrexham ace seals victory in hard race by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) According to a transcript of testimony, the Pares had just moved to town and were building their home. Fired officer's appeal denied; Private debt case in public hands by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Byline: Matt Williams OPINIONS were divided on whether yesterday's Catterick chase winner Primus Inter Pares should keep the race in the subsequent stewards', or if it should have been awarded to the Sue Smithtrained runner-up, Flake, writes Matt Williams. Horse Racing: Primus Inter Pares inquiry shows the rules need a ... by The Racing Post (London, England)			paper paper over paper over the cracks paper trail par par excellence par for the course parade parade by parade in front of parade out paradise parcel parcel out parcel up pardon pardon for pardon me Pardon me for breathing! Pardon me for living! Pardon my French Pardon my French! pare pare down pare off pares park park it Parkinson's law parlay into parley with parrot parrot-fashion part part and parcel part company part from part hair part over part with partake partake in partake of parted partial to partially sighted participate particular particulars parting parting of the ways			Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Parents, Resources and More Parents, Teachers and Community Associations Parents, Teachers and Friends Association Parents, Teachers and Friends Organization Parents-Teachers Association PARENTSQ parenty pareo pareos parepididymis parepididymis parepididymis parer parer parer parer parer parer parere parere parere parere parere parerga Parergon Parergy parers parers parers pares Pares curie pares to the bone pares to the bone pares to the bone pareses pareses pareses Paresev paresis paresis paresis Parest Parest paresthesia paresthesia paresthesia paresthesia paresthesiae paresthesiae paresthesias paresthesias paresthesias paresthetic paresthetic paresthetic paresthetic pain Parete Parethmoid Paretial lobe Paretial lobe

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