cut back

Meaning

1. 1

   cut sth back

   to reduce sth

   If we don't sell more we'll have to cut back production.

2. 2

   cut sth back

   to make a bush, etc. smaller by cutting branches off

   to cut back a rose bush

In the movies · 21

• Cut back, cut back. Block him, Oher.The Blind Side2009
• Cut back on the steakTwilight2008
• Um you need to cut backSouthpaw2015
• I had to cut back on account of the bloating.The Hot Chick2002
• I could cut back them long hours at the White House.The Butler2013
• You will cut back on your workload.Bicentennial Man1999
• Also, we had to cut back on quests. Doctor's orders.The Mighty1998
• We have to cut back expenses every place we can.As Good as It Gets1997

From the same entry

• cut and run
• cut it
• cut across
• cut away
• cut down
• cut down
• cut down
• cut in
• cut in
• cut in
• cut off
• cut off