whittlesomethingdown
phrasal verbwithwhittleverb[T]uk/ˈwɪt.əl/us/ˈwɪt̬.əl/
tograduallyreducethesizeof something or thenumberofpeoplein agroup:
We had 80applicantsfor thejob, but we'vewhittledthem downtosix.
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- haircut
- rollback
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- shave
- telescope