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to make sth smaller

См. также в других словарях:

  • make headway — ► to make progress: »Banking legislation appears to be making headway in Congress. make headway in doing sth »According to reports, the Federal Reserve has made headway in slowing growth to a moderate pace while restraining inflation. make… …   Financial and business terms

  • fold sth into sth — UK US fold sth into sth Phrasal Verb with fold({{}}/fəʊld/ verb [I] ► to make a smaller business part of a larger one by joining them together: » The company s investment banking arm was folded into a new group earlier this year. ► to make… …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌfold sth ˈup — phrasal verb to make something smaller by bending it over on itself more than once His clothes were neatly folded up on a chair.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˌscale sth ˈback — phrasal verb to make something smaller in size, amount etc …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˌscale sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to make something smaller in size, amount etc …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • cut into sth — UK US cut into sth Phrasal Verb with cut({{}}/kʌt/ verb [T] (cutting, cut, cut) ► to make something less or smaller: »High costs cut into profit margins …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌbreak (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb to break into smaller pieces, or to make something do this Break the chocolate up into squares.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˌchip (sth) aˈway — phrasal verb 1) to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective Her comments were beginning to chip away at his self confidence.[/ex] 2) to remove small pieces from something hard by hitting it with a tool She was chipping away at… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • ˌscrew sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to make something into a smaller shape by squeezing or twisting it 2) if you screw up your eyes, you close them tightly …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • fold — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another: Fold the paper along the dotted line. | fold sth in two/half: The woman folded the tickets in two and tore them in half. 2 MAKE STH SMALLER/NEATER… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • trim down — verb cut down on; make a reduction in (Freq. 1) reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut down, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim back …   Useful english dictionary

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