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Phrase(s): thin someone down
to make someone thinner or slimmer. • What you need to thin you down is less, not more. • The hospital dietitian tried to thin down the obese man., Phrase(s): thin down
to become thinner or slimmer. • He stopped eating desserts and fatty foods so he could thin down. • I have to thin down so I can get into my winter coat., Phrase(s): thin something down
to dilute a fluid. • You should thin this down with a little water. • Try to thin down this paint a little.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs