trim back

trɪm bæk

trimmed backtrimming back

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Definition of trim back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

gardeningcut away excess parts to encourage growth

She decided to trim back the rose bushes.

cut back

prune

budgetreduce expenses or resources

The company had to trim back its spending.

cut

decrease

reduce

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Expressions with trim

trim down

lose weight or become slimmer

He is trying to trim down before the summer.

trim up

make neat by cutting or arranging

She decided to trim up her garden.

trim out

remove something by cutting

He used scissors to trim out the damaged part of the fabric.

in fighting trim

adj.

in excellent physical condition

The athletes are in fighting trim for the championship.

in good trim

adj.

neatly arranged or well-maintained

The garden is in good trim after the spring cleaning.

trim the fat

remove unnecessary parts or elements

The company needs to trim the fat from its budget.

Examples of trim back in a sentence

He plans to trim back the overgrown branches.
They decided to trim back the marketing budget.
The school had to trim back on extracurricular activities.

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French:tailler, réduire, ...
German:zurückschneiden, kürzen, ...
Italian:potare, ridurre, ...
Spanish:podar, reducir, ...
Portuguese:podar, reduzir, ...
Chinese:修剪, 削减, ...
Japanese:剪定する, 削減する, ...
Arabic:قَلَّمَ, خَفَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לִגְזוֹם, לְקַצֵּץ, ...
Russian:подрезать, урезать, ...
Ukrainian:обрізати, скоротити, ...
Hindi:छाँटना, कटौती करना, ...
Bengali:ছেঁটে দেওয়া, খরচ কমানো, ...
Catalan:podar, reduir, ...
Czech:seříznout, omezit, ...
Danish:beskære, skære ned på, ...
Dutch:snoeien, bezuinigen, ...
Greek:κλαδεύω, περικόπτω, ...
Hungarian:visszametszeni, visszafogni, ...
Khmer:កាត់សម្រួល, កាត់បន្ថយ, ...
Korean:다듬다, 줄이다, ...
Persian:هرس کردن, کاهش دادن, ...
Polish:przyciąć, ograniczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):podar, reduzir, ...
Romanian:a tunde, a reduce, ...
Swedish:beskära, minska, ...
Thai:ตัดแต่ง, ลดค่าใช้จ่าย, ...
Turkish:budamak, kısmak, ...
Vietnamese:tỉa bớt, cắt giảm, ...

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