Usually means: Reduce someone's ego or status.
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  1. cut down to size: Merriam-Webster
  2. cut down to size: Wiktionary
  3. cut down to size: Dictionary.com
  4. cut down to size: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. cut down to size: Legal dictionary

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  1. cut down to size: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (cut down to size)

verb:  To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down, size.

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