slim down

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle down

Meanings

1

Make something leaner by removing excess

Why “down”? When there is less of something, it goes down. Prices, sound, heat and speed all work this way.

They slimmed down the team.
They reduced the size of the team.
The agency slimmed down the report.
The agency reduced the size of the report.

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