knock down to size

Definitions

Synonym of cut down to size.

Examples

““Watch⟳ it with the delirious power trips, pal,” she warned him. “Keep⟳ it up, and I'll have⟳ to knock⟳ you back down to size."”

“The world is untamed and untameable. Wind, rain⟳, and lightning knock⟳ us down to size.”

“My experience⟳ as a minister for twenty-five years has informed me that most people have⟳ inherited from their faith tradition a gigantic Jesus of epic proportions. I am almost hesitant to knock⟳ him down to size, and if I thought he truly was coming back as a 5'1" man with unlimited powers, I would probably keep⟳ my mouth shut⟳.”

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