Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bring down to size

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: bring -down -to -size
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of cut down to size.

Example Sentences

"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!"

Inflected Forms

brings down to size (present, singular) bringing down to size (participle, present) brought down to size (participle, past) brought down to size (past)

Synonyms

cut down to size

Questions

What does bring down to size mean?: Synonym of cut down to size.

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