| put in a nutshell(verb, expression, idiom, cut, reduce) |
| put in nutshell(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| retrench(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| roll back(expression, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| shave(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, curtail) |
| shear(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| slash(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| slice off(verb, expression, cut, reduce, curtail) |
| snip(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| tidy(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lessen) |
| truncate(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| whittle down(verb, expression, cut, reduce, curtail) |
| even up(verb, expression, cut, reduce, curtail) |
| axe |
| beat down |
| boiled down |
| curb(restrain, limit, restrict) |
| cut short(expression, restrain, limit, restrict) |
| eliminate(shape, trim, clip) |
| even |