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cut down

cut down		cut down а) сокращать (расходы, статью и т.п.) I could cut your father's trousers down for the boy. Your article will have to be cut down to fit into the book. б) рубить (деревья) Half the forest was cut down to make room for the new road. в) usu. pass. сражать (о болезни, смерти) The soldier was cut down in his youth. г) разбивать (аргумент) Your arguments are too easy to cut down. д) сторговаться He's asking too much for the chairs, can't you cut him down?