Meaning of bring down to size | Babel Free

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Synonym of cut down to size.

Examples

“It's part of his control-freak sickness, his let's-play-get-the-girl. Let's tell⟳ her she's great, beautiful, sexy, fun ... then let's bring⟳ her down to size. All the way down until she's somewhere way beneath him, leaving Marcus on top and in a very superior position.”

“For the comic text there is obviously much to enjoy⟳ and celebrate⟳ in bringing the male predator down to size even though this is achieved precisely by exaggerating his considerable size.”

“One could almost think⟳ that this was a case of arson—where some of the locals felt that shopkeepers were earning too much money and needed to be brought down to size!”

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