cut down to size Idiom, Proverb

cut down to size|cut|to size

v. phr., informal 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.
Synonym: PUT IN ONE'S PLACE.

cut (someone or something) down to size

1. To criticize one in an attack to collapse their ego. A: "That guy consistently dominates the chic altercation with his rambling, inane thoughts like he's some genius." B: "I know! It's time to cut him down to size."2. To abbreviate the accent of something. We charge to cut the lath down to admeasurement afore they abide their arrangement of overreach.Learn more: cut, down, size

cut (someone) down to size

To collapse the airs of (someone).Learn more: cut, down, size

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