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| get to the meat(verb, expression, order, cut) | |
| let daylight in(expression, order, clarify, shorten) | |
| make a mess of(noun, expression, break, ruin) | |
| put in a nutshell(verb, expression, order, cut) | |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, upset, break) | |
| wreak havoc on(noun, expression, break, ruin) | |
| break it down(expression, order, clarify, shorten) | |
| bring to heel(verb, expression, defeat, subdue) | |
| bring to knees(verb, expression, beat, defeat) | |
| clean it up(expression, order, clarify, shorten) | |
| come down on(verb, expression, control, check) | |
| come out on top(verb, expression, beat, defeat) | |
| cut down to size(verb, expression, destroy, damage) | |
| cut the frills(expression, order, clarify, shorten) | |
| cut to the quick(expression, upset, crush, shame) | |
| decrease the volume(verb, expression, moderate, subdue) | |
| draw a picture(expression, order, clarify, shorten) | |
| force into space(verb, expression, close, restrict) | |
| get down to basics(expression, order, clarify, shorten) | |
| get hooks into(verb, expression, suppress, subject) |
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