155 entries under expression topic. ×

14
cut down(verb, phrasal verb, order, cut)
12
cut back(verb, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
10
boil down(verb, phrasal verb, order, close)
8
cut short(verb, idiom, stop, cut)
5
draw in(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, contraction)
5
scale down(verb, phrasal verb, cut, reduce)
5
take in(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, shortness)
3
cut off(verb, phrasal verb, cut, condense)
3
cut off short
3
pare down(verb, cut, reduce, restrain)
3
waste no words
2
lop off(verb, cut, curtail, trim)
2
put in a nutshell(verb, idiom, order, cut)
2
roll back(verb, cut, reduce, restrain)
2
step down(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
2
thin out(verb, phrasal verb)
2
tune down(reduce, lower, decrease)
1
become smaller(verb, reduce, diminish, contract)
1
blue pencil(verb, cut, diminish, decrease)
1
bottle up(verb, control, check, reduce)
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