"bring down to size" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: brings down to size [present, singular, third-person], bringing down to size [participle, present], brought down to size [participle, past], brought down to size [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> down to size}} bring down to size (third-person singular simple present brings down to size, present participle bringing down to size, simple past and past participle brought down to size)
  1. Alternative form of cut down to size Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cut down to size
    Sense id: en-bring_down_to_size-en-verb-B361JkSE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2012, James Marsh, Water Covers All Sins, page 57:",
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