Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knock down to size

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: knock- -down -to -size
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of cut down to size.

Example Sentences

"“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."

Inflected Forms

knocks down to size (present, singular) knocking down to size (participle, present) knocked down to size (participle, past) knocked down to size (past)

Synonyms

cut down to size

Questions

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

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