The trickle-down hypothesis suggests that economic benefits for the wealthy will eventually benefit the entire society.

She wore reach-me-downs from her older sister.

She wore a reach-me-down dress to the party.

She wore a reach-me-down dress to the party.

I like to lay one down and take a nap in the afternoon.

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.