He choked down his dinner even though he didn't like it.

She was choking down her dinner because she didn't like the taste.

He chokes down his disappointment and continues to work hard.

She is cutting down to size her opponent with her sharp words.

He cuts down to size anyone who challenges him.

The teacher brought down to size the student who was misbehaving in class.

I trimmed down the tree to size.

The unexpected failure knocked down to size all of his grandiose plans.

She is knocking down to size her opponent with her powerful arguments.

He whittles down the wood to size.