cut down to size
Example Sentences
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"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
"Norman Feather likens this to the pleasure of seeing 'tall poppies' cut down to size," Leach explained.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2022
Felony convictions, usually followed by prison time, cut down to size even the high and mighty.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2021
Debbins told Russian intelligence he "thought that the United States was too dominant in the world and needed to be cut down to size," according to the indictment.
From Fox News ● Nov. 19, 2020
The tall poppy was being cut down to size by a computer program resembling a bowl of spaghetti.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
