cut down to size
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But they can be cut down to size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Despite accelerating revenues, Amazon has been cut down to size by the market after missing expectations. Efficiency has yet to return to the e-commerce business," Ben Barringer, equity research analyst at Quilter Cheviot, said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
By the end of “Ragnarok,” the character had been repeatedly cut down to size.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
"Norman Feather likens this to the pleasure of seeing 'tall poppies' cut down to size," Leach explained.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2022
It isn't any worse than Domesticated Type C, and that got cut down to size.
From Naudsonce by H. Beam Piper
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