| abridge(shorten, streamline) |
| boil down(expression, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| break down(expression, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| break it down(expression, idiom, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| chasten(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| clarify(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| clean it up(expression, idiom, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| clean up(expression, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| clear up(expression, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| cut down(expression, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| cut the frills(expression, idiom, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| decipher(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| disentangle(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| disinvolve(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| draw a picture(expression, idiom, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| elucidate(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| explain(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| facilitate(shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| get down to basics(expression, idiom, shorten, abridge, streamline) |
| get to the meat(expression, idiom, shorten, abridge, streamline) |