to cut down to size
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- Fuente de la expresión
- Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus ©Cambridge University Press
- Estructura completa
- to cut somebody down to size
- Definición
- To criticise: to publicly report the errors or faults of someone.
- Contexto
- Rey is not the first strong woman character in the "Star Wars" canon, of course. Carrie Fisher Princess Leia never suffered fools gladly, and even though she eventually came to love Han Solo (Harrison Ford), she never hesitated to cut him down to size. The two make a triumphant return in this new film, their relationship as rocky as ever.
- Tipo de fuente
- newspaper
- Autor
- Doug Miller
- Título de la fuente
- “Star Wars” saturation more dense than a holiday fruit cake [comments]
- Año
- 2016
- Web
- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-doug-col-0107-20160107-story.html
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Estándar
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente