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Bring down to size

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  1. 1
    Synonym of cut down to size.

    "It's part of his control-freak sickness, his let's-play-get-the-girl. Let's tell her she's great, beautiful, sexy, fun ... then let's bring her down to size. All the way down until she's somewhere way beneath him, leaving Marcus on top and in a very superior position."

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