"make you feel smaller; not as important" The foreman cut him down to size by calling him a laborer.
size up
form an opinion, assess a situation It took him a little time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.
try that on for size
see if you like that, consider that "This TV has a 48"" screen. Try that on for size."
That's about the size of it
Idiom(s): That's about the size of it
Theme: ENDINGS
It is final and correct. (Slang.) • MARY: Do you mean that you aren't going? TOM: That's about the size of it. • At the end of his speech Bob said, "That's about the size of it."
pick on sb your own size
Idiom(s): pick on sb your own size
Theme: ABUSE
to abuse someone who is big enough to fight back. • Go pick on somebody your own size! • Max should learn to pick on someone his own size.
cut sb down to size
Idiom(s): cut someone down (to size) AND take someone down (to size)
Theme: HAUGHTINESS - REDUCE
to make a person humble; to put one in one's place. • John's remarks really cut me down to size. • Jane is too conceited. I think her new boss will take her down to size. • The boss's angry stare will really cut her down.
beat sb down to size
Idiom(s): beat someone down (to size) AND knock someone down (to size)
Theme: HUMILIATION
to make a person more humble, possibly by beating. • If you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size. • It's time someone knocked you down to size. • I'll try to be more thoughtful. I don't want anyone to beat me down.
take sb down to size
Idiom(s): cut someone down (to size) AND take someone down (to size)
Theme: HAUGHTINESS - REDUCE
to make a person humble; to put one in one's place. • John's remarks really cut me down to size. • Jane is too conceited. I think her new boss will take her down to size. • The boss's angry stare will really cut her down.
knock sb down to size
Idiom(s): beat someone down (to size) AND knock someone down (to size)
Theme: HUMILIATION
to make a person more humble, possibly by beating. • If you keep acting so arrogant, someone is going to beat you down to size. • It's time someone knocked you down to size. • I'll try to be more thoughtful. I don't want anyone to beat me down.
It's not the size of the dog in fight, it's the si
Usually refering to a small dog attacking a larger animal, this means that fierceness is not necessarily a matter of physical size, but rather mental/psychological attitude.
of a size
Similar in size. When I aboriginal had the twins, Jordan was abundant bigger, but he and Adam are of a admeasurement these days.Learn more: of, sizeLearn more:
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