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slim down

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slim someone down
to cause someone to lose weight. They started to slim her down in the hospital, but she gained the weight back as soon as she got out. The dietitian slimmed down all the patients under his care.
See also: slim

slim down

to become thinner; to lose weight. You have really slimmed down a lot since I last saw you. I need to eat less so I can slim down. He slimmed down quite a bit after he had his health problem.
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For years she's tried to slim down for my sake but her attempts are half-hearted.
This needs to slim down the fixture list, and provide increased prize-money across the remaining core fixtures" Racehorse Owners' Association council member Stephen Smith "More racing for less money year on year is unsustainable" Rupert Arnold, chief executive of the National Trainers' Federation "The fixture list stretches all sectors.
 
 
 
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