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cut down to size
put one in one's place
To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks.
The big boy told John he could beat him, but John was a good boxer and soon cut him down to size.
cut down
cut down on
cut back on
To lessen; reduce; limit.
In order to lose weight, you have to cut down on your intake of sugar.
The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking.
The doctor told me to cut back on exercise until my back injury heals.
Tom had to cut down expenses.
cut from the same cloth
made from the same mold
Иметь много общего; быть похожими.
She and her brother are cut from the same cloth. They both tell lies all the time.
Она и её брат очень похожи. Она оба постоянно врут.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face
To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person.
In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards.
cut one's throat
To spoil one's chances; ruin a person.
He cut his own throat by his carelessness.
John cut Freddie's throat with Mary by telling her lies.
The younger men in the company were cutting each other's throats in their eagerness to win success.
cut out
have one's work cut out
To stop; quit.
All right, now - let's cut out the talking.
He kept bothering her, so finally she told him to cut it out. However, he wouldn’t knock it off until her larger brother appeared.
He was teasing the dog and Joe told him to cut it out.
To displace in favor.
John cut out two or three other men in trying for a better job.
Tony cut Ed out with Mary.
Made ready; given for action; facing. Often used in the phrase "have one's work cut out for one."
If Mr. Perkins wants to become a senator, he has his work cut out for him.
Mary agreed to stay with her teacher's children all day; she did not know what was cut out for her.
Suited to; fitted for.
Warren seemed to be cut out for the law. It was clear very early that Fred was cut out to he a doctor.
To remove by cutting.
The child likes to cut out pictures from the newspaper and to paste them in a notebook.
cut rate
A lower price; a price less than usual.
Toys are on sale at the store for cut rates.
cut someone dead
Полностью игнорировать кого-либо.
Joan was just about to speak to James when he cut her dead.
Джоан была готова поговорить с Джеймсом, когда он её проигнорировал.