Idiomania | イディオマニア

第21回目のテーマは「Cut down on」 今日の慣用句はcut down onです。 直訳では「切り落とす」という意味になりますが、慣用句では「～を減らす」「～を削減する」という意味になります。This idiom means to decrease doing something, lessen or reduce. In the skit, Barthalomew goes to the supermarket to buy dinner, but Abdul tells him to cut down on eating some foods. Abdul is the mysterious label man! Also, John cuts down some trees in the forest, and a little deer cries. Is John bad? Should he cut down on cutting down the trees in the forest? Please contact John at john @ weblish.net if you have any questions or comments. Video time: 6:21 http://weblish.net idiomania2_3_09.m4v