English Dictionary

cut down to size

verb

To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down, size.

He was cut down to size after his arrogant behavior.

意味（1）

To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud.

The war was seen by the Foreign Office as a golden opportunity to undo the UN Partition Resolution and cut Israel down to size'.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down, size.

There is, however, another general approach to cutting the potential client population down to size: establish criteria, grounded in the Bank's basic strategy, that restrict the range of enterprises that the Bank tries to reach.