reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits
Somebody ——s something
Something ——s something
Somebody ——s something
They cut down the trees
The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s somebody
Something ——s somebody
Something ——s something
The fighter managed to cut down his opponent
Somebody ——s somebody
mow the grass
Somebody ——s something
Something ——s something
They cut down rye in the field
strike down a tree
Lightning struck down the hikers
Somebody ——s something
Somebody ——s somebody
Something ——s something
They cut down the trees
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I haven't been able to quit smoking completely, but at least I've cut down. [=cut back]
I've had to cut down on [=reduce, cut back on] the amount of money I spend on clothes.
She suggested he cut down on his drinking.
a building material that helps cut down on noise
Much of the forest has been cut down for firewood.
We used a shortcut that cut down our traveling time by 15 minutes.
The machine significantly cuts down the amount of work necessary to harvest crops.
She was cut down by a stray bullet.
The composer Schubert was cut down in his prime by illness. [=he died because of illness when he was in his prime]
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We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
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The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.
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I won't have a cigarette, thanks— I'm trying to cut down
(= smoke fewer).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.