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Meantolearn Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
To cut sb. down
"She's always cutting others down."
Does the quote mean "she's always lettng others down"?
Do you native speakers use "cutting someone down" often?
Thanks
Does the quote mean "she's always lettng others down"?
Do you native speakers use "cutting someone down" often?
Thanks
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No. It means 'belittle others' .
- No.
- It means 'belittle others' .
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Also, there's this expression: To cut someone down to size.
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I leave it to you to find out what it means on the internet )))
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to cut sb. down to size
to make someone realize that they are not as important, successful etc as they think they are
e.g She's finally cut down to size. Now she knows that she's no better than the rest of us.
to cut sb. down to size
to make someone realize that they are not as important, successful etc as they think they are
e.g She's finally cut down to size. Now she knows that she's no better than the rest of us.
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Hi guys,
I'm not familiar with the expression 'to cut someone down'.
I wonder if the writer actually is thinking of the idiom, 'to put someone down', meaning to belittle someone. We also say 'She's always making others feel small'.
Best wishes, Clive
I'm not familiar with the expression 'to cut someone down'.
I wonder if the writer actually is thinking of the idiom, 'to put someone down', meaning to belittle someone. We also say 'She's always making others feel small'.
Best wishes, Clive
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