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Trim down to size

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  1. 1
    Synonym of cut down to size.

    "If parents try to trim a 7-year-old egoist down to size with sarcastic quips or disparaging comments, they only add to his sense of inferiority and thereby agitate his continued construction of a defensive front."

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