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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Reduce somebody to tears
"If I reduced somebody to tears I'd be mortified."
Would you please explain what "reduce somebody to tears" mean above? I especially cannot understand the meaning of reduce.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mortified
Thank you.
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To reduce somebody to tears is to break their spirit or humiliate them to the extent of making them weep.
- To reduce somebody to tears is to break their spirit or humiliate them to the extent of making them weep.
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To reduce somebody to tears is to break their spirit or humiliate them to the extent of making them weep.
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