cut_back

[cut_back]

Return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

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Verb
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

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cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

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cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

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return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"


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Usage Examples

Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done.

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Other Usage Examples

You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy.

My schedule has slowed a little. I've cut back on some of my assignments. But I still have the enthusiasm for the sports world that I had 38 years ago.

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