I will have to pare the budget down to the minimum.
•I hope we can pare down the budget.
•After much arguing, we pared it down.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pare something away/down — reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages. → pare … English new terms dictionary
pare — [ per ] verb transitive 1. ) to reduce the total number or amount of something: pare something down/back: The list has been pared down from 9 states to 4. pare something to the bone (=reduce it by as much as you can): Government spending on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pare — [[t]pe͟ə(r)[/t]] pares, paring, pared 1) VERB When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. → See also paring [V n from n] Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife … English dictionary
pare — UK [peə(r)] / US [per] verb [transitive] Word forms pare : present tense I/you/we/they pare he/she/it pares present participle paring past tense pared past participle pared 1) to reduce the total number or amount of something pare something… … English dictionary
pare — verb (T) 1 to cut off the thin outer part of something using a sharp knife: Pare the onions then cut them. 2 to cut your nails so that they look neat pare sth down phrasal verb (T) to gradually reduce an amount or number: The workforce has been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pare — verb 1》 trim by cutting away the outer edges of. 2》 (often pare something away/down) reduce or diminish in a number of small successive stages. Derivatives parer noun Origin ME: from OFr. parer adorn, prepare , also peel, trim , from L. parare… … English new terms dictionary
pare — [peə US per] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parer to prepare, make neat , from Latin parare to prepare ] 1.) to cut off the outer layer of something, using a sharp knife ▪ Pare the rind from the fruit. 2.) to reduce the amount,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pare — [peə ǁ per] also pare down verb [transitive] to gradually reduce a number or amount: • The company has been paring its regional accounting staff. • Both companies have pared down their operations in order to survive. * * * pare UK US /peər/ verb… … Financial and business terms
pare down — verb decrease gradually or bit by bit (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pare • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑lessen, ↑minify • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
pare — verb /peə(ɹ)/ a) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife. We pared the paired pears. b) To reduce, diminish or trim … Wiktionary
The Forsyte Saga (2002 miniseries) — In 2002 the first two books and the first interlude were adapted by Granada Television for the ITV network, although, like the 1967 production, the miniseries took many liberties with Galsworthy s original work. Additional funding for this… … Wikipedia
