English Dictionary

cut down to size

動詞

To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down, size.

日本語の意味

（傲慢な人の）自惚れを打ち砕く、謙虚にさせる / 誇り高い態度を改め、地に足をつけさせる / 調子に乗った人に現実を思い知らせる

The scandal served to cut down to size the CEO's inflated reputation.

そのスキャンダルは社長を思い知らせ、彼の膨れ上がった評判を損なった。

意味（1）

To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud.

The war was seen by the Foreign Office as a golden opportunity to undo the UN Partition Resolution and cut Israel down to size'.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down, size.

There is, however, another general approach to cutting the potential client population down to size: establish criteria, grounded in the Bank's basic strategy, that restrict the range of enterprises that the Bank tries to reach.

cuts down to size （ present singular third-person ）

cutting down to size （ participle present ）

cut down to size （ participle past ）

cut down to size （ past ）