cut down on
Frequency: 8.529.0 per million words
phrasal verb meaning to reduce the amount or quantity of something, especially something you eat or drink
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Examples (10)
- My doctor advised me to cut down on sugar and salt.
- We are trying to cut down on our household expenses this month.
- If you want to lose weight, you should cut down on fried foods.
- The company has to cut down on unnecessary travel to save money.
- I'm making a real effort to cut down on the amount of coffee I drink.
- She successfully cut down on her screen time to improve her sleep.
- It's important for all of us to cut down on plastic waste.
- The new manager wants to cut down on long, unproductive meetings.
- He found it very difficult to cut down on smoking.
- To reduce our carbon footprint, we need to cut down on driving.