scale sth down

(mainly US scale sth back) — phrasal verb with scale

/skeɪl/ verb [T]

Definition

› to make something smaller than it was or smaller than it was planned to be: A shortage of money has forced them to scale down the project.Becoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong

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