▼ ادامه توضیحات دیکشنری؛ پس از بنر تبلیغاتی ▼
Idiomsscale backscale back (something)to reduce the size or amount of something.
The search for the child was scaled back sharply today, with almost a third of the volunteers heading home. The program was very effective, but the plan now is to scale it back.Usage notes: also used in the form scale down: The original jury award of $10 million was scaled down to $250,000 by the judge.Opposite of: ramp up (something)
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
scale back somethingscale back (something)to reduce the size or amount of something. The search for the child was scaled back sharply today, with almost a third of the volunteers heading home. The program was very effective, but the plan now is to scale it back.Usage notes: also used in the form scale down: The original jury award of $10 million was scaled down to $250,000 by the judge.Opposite of: ramp up (something)
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲