chop down

verb

(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chop, down. / (idiomatic, transitive) To curtail, shorten

He decided to chop down the old tree in his backyard.

意味（1）

(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chop, down.

chop down a tree

意味（2）

(idiomatic, transitive) To curtail, shorten

In the final edit, the film was chopped down to two hours.