whittle

Related to whittle: Frank Whittle, whittle down

whittle (someone or something) down to size

1. To reduce something to a smaller size or scale over time. Just write down everything that comes to mind. We can worry about whittling it down to size during the edit. The boss has had to whittle our team down to size in the order to keep the company afloat.

2. To lower someone's self-esteem or reduce their ego gradually over time, especially through minor but continual criticism or humiliation. The professor just kept whittling students down to size over the course of the semester. You might be feeling untouchable right now, but this industry has whittled plenty of young punks like you down to size, just you wait.

whittle (something) out of (something)

To create some shape by shaving small bits from a piece of some material. He whittled a little toy horse out of the block of wood. The kids are out back whittling animals out of bars of soap.

whittle at (something)

1. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood, to in order to shape it or make it smaller. We used to sit on our back porch and whittle at blocks of soap until they were in the shapes of tiny animals. I had to keep whittling at the edge of the door until it fit into the frame properly.

2. To reduce or eliminate the size, scope, or strength of something by incrementally removing small parts. If they keep whittling at our budget like this, our department will have to close down before too long. I know writing your thesis seems daunting right now, but you just have to whittle at it bit by bit over time.

See also: whittle

whittle away

1. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood continuously or at length. My grandfather used to sit in his armchair with a hunk of wood and his pocket knife, whittling away for hours at a time.

2. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood, to in order to shape it or make it smaller. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whittle" and "away." We used to sit on our back porch and whittle away blocks of soap into the shapes of tiny animals. I had to keep whittling the edge of the door away until it finally fit into the frame properly.

3. To reduce or eliminate the size, scope, or strength of something by incrementally removing small parts. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whittle" and "away." If they keep whittling away our budget like this, our department will have to close down before too long. The president's administration continued to whittle away the powers of congress and the courts until he had complete control of the country. Having to write a thesis this length was daunting, but I've just whittled it away every day for the last three months.

See also: away, whittle

whittle away at (something)

1. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood, to in order to shape it or make it smaller. We used to sit on our back porch and whittle away at blocks of soap until they were in the shapes of tiny animals. I had to keep whittling away at the edge of the door until it fit into the frame properly.

2. To reduce or eliminate the size, scope, or strength of something by incrementally removing small parts. If they keep whittling away at our budget like this, our department will have to close down before too long. The president's administration continued to whittle away at the powers of congress and the courts until he had complete control of the country. Having to write a thesis this length was daunting, but I've just whittled away at it every day for the last three months.

See also: away, whittle

whittle down

To reduce the size or scope of something incrementally by removing small parts, elements, or amounts over time. The phrase alludes to whittling wood, in which small bits are carved off with a knife. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whittle" and "down." We're not going to make any major cuts, but we do need to whittle down the budget by reducing costs here and there. I think you need to whittle down your thesis to a more concise point. Right now it's a little too broad. Right now your speech is just a little long. Do you think you can whittle it down a bit?

whittled

slang Drunk. Try not to get too whittled, OK? You have a big day tomorrow.

See also: whittle

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

whittle at something

to cut or carve at something. He just sat there, whittling at a chunk of wood. I am not carving anything, I am just whittling at some wood.

See also: whittle

whittle someone down to size

Fig. to reduce someone's ego; to cause someone to have better, more respectful behavior. (Fig. on whittle something down (to size).) After a few days at camp, the counselors had whittled young Walter down to size. It took some doing, but they whittled him down to size.

whittle something away

to cut or carve something away. The carver whittled the wood away until only a small figure was left. He whittled away the wood.

See also: away, whittle

whittle something down (to size)

and whittle something down

to cut or diminish something to a more appropriate size or to the proper size. I whittled the peg down to size and it fit in the hole perfectly. You are going to have to whittle down expenses.

whittle something out of something

to carve something out of something. The young man whittled a small boat out of wood. Can you whittle an elephant out of this chunk of wood?

whittle away

1. To undermine, reduce, or weaken something by small increments until completely gone or useless: The long climb up the mountain whittled away his strength. We whittled their lead away with a series of small gains.

2. To weaken or be gradually reduced by small increments: My courage whittled away with each step forward I took.

3. To eliminate something by whittling it: The carpenter whittled the excess wood away. The sculptor whittled away the clay until a perfect form emerged.

4. To whittle continuously: They whittled away until they had finished carving their sticks into spoons.

See also: away, whittle

whittle down

1. To reduce the size of some piece of wood by cutting small bits or paring shavings: I whittled down the pencil's tip to expose more lead. I bit nervously on my pencil until I had whittled it down to nothing.

2. To reduce something gradually, as if by whittling with a knife: The couple whittled down their debt by making small payments. We whittled the other team's lead down to one point with a series of small gains.

whittled

mod. alcohol intoxicated; filled with liquor. (see also cut.) Fred’s whittled again and shouldn’t drive home.

See also: whittle

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

be down to (do something)
be down to something
come a gutser
be down to (one)
be down to somebody/something
close down
close down and shut down
bounce up and down
bear down
bog down

References in periodicals archive

But, having trained for 10 months beforehand, and spent [pounds sterling]6,000 getting to the start line, Mr Whittle refused to give up that easily.

Hallucinating graves and going to the toilet at minus 20C: Living through an Arctic Ultramarathon; Mark Whittle is the first Welshman ever to complete the 380 mile 6633 Arctic Ultramarathon, and one of just six finishers overall

"We were these weird westerners turning up with sleds," said Mr Whittle. "There is lots of hunting and trapping up there, and they looked at us with mild interest."

'I wanted to do something to scare myself - and I definitely did on 383-mile Arctic trek'

Additionally, we are focused on acquisitions that enhance the Brook & Whittle platform in both North America and globally." Prime is the first add-on acquisition that Brook & Whittle has completed since Snow Phipps' initial investment in October 2017.

BROOK & WHITTLE ACQUIRES PRIME PACKAGE AND LABEL

Both admitted affray, Bromilow admitted possessing an axe, and Whittle admitted possessing a knife.

Man swung axe during brawl in Wetherspoons; PAIR JAILED AFTER ADMITTING AFFRAY AT PUB

When not working, Whittle enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children, golfing, traveling and watching Boston sports.

Henderson Franklin Welcomes Russell Whittle to the Workers' Compensation Defense Team

Brook and Whittle is a leading technically oriented North American manufacturer of premium prime label solutions with highly differentiated capabilities, with a focus on unique product configurations and decorative effects requiring significant technical expertise.

Brook/Whittle Invests in Prime Package/Label to Strengthen Position in Label Categories

Whittle, 52, added: "There are people out of pocket.

People lost money and the buck stops with us; MSP APOLOGISES FOR CLINTON VISIT FIASCO

The date of the first successful test run of the Whittle engine was the 12th April 1937 not 1936 as stated in your article.

Display tells Whittle story; Letters

Stephen Whittle, 50, had suffered from anxiety and depression since the tragic match in 1989, Bolton Coroner's Court was told.

Tributes paid to the '97th H'boro victim'

People in the know were convinced that he was jealous of Whittle.

Genius and jealousy

When he last spoke to the Examiner, Mr Whittle said he hoped to buy the Peters assets from the liquidator, Brook Business Recovery and hoped to re-employ some staff.

Store director hits back at comments after closure

Now approaching 30 years in banking, Whittle joined Newton County Bank in 1988 as Vice President.

BankFirst promotes 2

Jeff Whittle, who works at Hogan Lovells and is president-elect of the Licensing Executives Society, said that since the AIA was enacted the costs and "examination rigors" have increased for patent holders.

Jury is still out on the evaluation of the America Invents Act

OLYMPIC athlete Brian Whittle put his spikes in it yesterday when he criticised the Conservative Party - as he campaigns to win a seat for them.

Tory track star won't back party policies

词组	whittle
释义	whittle Related to whittle: Frank Whittle, whittle down whittle (someone or something) down to size 1. To reduce something to a smaller size or scale over time. Just write down everything that comes to mind. We can worry about whittling it down to size during the edit. The boss has had to whittle our team down to size in the order to keep the company afloat. 2. To lower someone's self-esteem or reduce their ego gradually over time, especially through minor but continual criticism or humiliation. The professor just kept whittling students down to size over the course of the semester. You might be feeling untouchable right now, but this industry has whittled plenty of young punks like you down to size, just you wait. See also: down, size, whittle whittle (something) out of (something) To create some shape by shaving small bits from a piece of some material. He whittled a little toy horse out of the block of wood. The kids are out back whittling animals out of bars of soap. See also: of, out, whittle whittle at (something) 1. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood, to in order to shape it or make it smaller. We used to sit on our back porch and whittle at blocks of soap until they were in the shapes of tiny animals. I had to keep whittling at the edge of the door until it fit into the frame properly. 2. To reduce or eliminate the size, scope, or strength of something by incrementally removing small parts. If they keep whittling at our budget like this, our department will have to close down before too long. I know writing your thesis seems daunting right now, but you just have to whittle at it bit by bit over time. See also: whittle whittle away 1. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood continuously or at length. My grandfather used to sit in his armchair with a hunk of wood and his pocket knife, whittling away for hours at a time. 2. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood, to in order to shape it or make it smaller. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whittle" and "away." We used to sit on our back porch and whittle away blocks of soap into the shapes of tiny animals. I had to keep whittling the edge of the door away until it finally fit into the frame properly. 3. To reduce or eliminate the size, scope, or strength of something by incrementally removing small parts. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whittle" and "away." If they keep whittling away our budget like this, our department will have to close down before too long. The president's administration continued to whittle away the powers of congress and the courts until he had complete control of the country. Having to write a thesis this length was daunting, but I've just whittled it away every day for the last three months. See also: away, whittle whittle away at (something) 1. To carve small sections away from something, especially a piece of wood, to in order to shape it or make it smaller. We used to sit on our back porch and whittle away at blocks of soap until they were in the shapes of tiny animals. I had to keep whittling away at the edge of the door until it fit into the frame properly. 2. To reduce or eliminate the size, scope, or strength of something by incrementally removing small parts. If they keep whittling away at our budget like this, our department will have to close down before too long. The president's administration continued to whittle away at the powers of congress and the courts until he had complete control of the country. Having to write a thesis this length was daunting, but I've just whittled away at it every day for the last three months. See also: away, whittle whittle down To reduce the size or scope of something incrementally by removing small parts, elements, or amounts over time. The phrase alludes to whittling wood, in which small bits are carved off with a knife. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whittle" and "down." We're not going to make any major cuts, but we do need to whittle down the budget by reducing costs here and there. I think you need to whittle down your thesis to a more concise point. Right now it's a little too broad. Right now your speech is just a little long. Do you think you can whittle it down a bit? See also: down, whittle whittled slang Drunk. Try not to get too whittled, OK? You have a big day tomorrow. See also: whittle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. whittle at something to cut or carve at something. He just sat there, whittling at a chunk of wood. I am not carving anything, I am just whittling at some wood. See also: whittle whittle someone down to size Fig. to reduce someone's ego; to cause someone to have better, more respectful behavior. (Fig. on whittle something down (to size).) After a few days at camp, the counselors had whittled young Walter down to size. It took some doing, but they whittled him down to size. See also: down, size, whittle whittle something away to cut or carve something away. The carver whittled the wood away until only a small figure was left. He whittled away the wood. See also: away, whittle whittle something down (to size) and whittle something down to cut or diminish something to a more appropriate size or to the proper size. I whittled the peg down to size and it fit in the hole perfectly. You are going to have to whittle down expenses. See also: down, whittle whittle something out of something to carve something out of something. The young man whittled a small boat out of wood. Can you whittle an elephant out of this chunk of wood? See also: of, out, whittle McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. whittle away v. 1. To undermine, reduce, or weaken something by small increments until completely gone or useless: The long climb up the mountain whittled away his strength. We whittled their lead away with a series of small gains. 2. To weaken or be gradually reduced by small increments: My courage whittled away with each step forward I took. 3. To eliminate something by whittling it: The carpenter whittled the excess wood away. The sculptor whittled away the clay until a perfect form emerged. 4. To whittle continuously: They whittled away until they had finished carving their sticks into spoons. See also: away, whittle whittle down v. 1. To reduce the size of some piece of wood by cutting small bits or paring shavings: I whittled down the pencil's tip to expose more lead. I bit nervously on my pencil until I had whittled it down to nothing. 2. To reduce something gradually, as if by whittling with a knife: The couple whittled down their debt by making small payments. We whittled the other team's lead down to one point with a series of small gains. See also: down, whittle The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. whittled mod. alcohol intoxicated; filled with liquor. (see also cut.) Fred’s whittled again and shouldn’t drive home. See also: whittle McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be down to (do something) be down to something come a gutser be down to (one) be down to somebody/something close down close down and shut down bounce up and down bear down bog down References in periodicals archive But, having trained for 10 months beforehand, and spent [pounds sterling]6,000 getting to the start line, Mr Whittle refused to give up that easily. Hallucinating graves and going to the toilet at minus 20C: Living through an Arctic Ultramarathon; Mark Whittle is the first Welshman ever to complete the 380 mile 6633 Arctic Ultramarathon, and one of just six finishers overall "We were these weird westerners turning up with sleds," said Mr Whittle. "There is lots of hunting and trapping up there, and they looked at us with mild interest." 'I wanted to do something to scare myself - and I definitely did on 383-mile Arctic trek' Additionally, we are focused on acquisitions that enhance the Brook & Whittle platform in both North America and globally." Prime is the first add-on acquisition that Brook & Whittle has completed since Snow Phipps' initial investment in October 2017. BROOK & WHITTLE ACQUIRES PRIME PACKAGE AND LABEL Both admitted affray, Bromilow admitted possessing an axe, and Whittle admitted possessing a knife. Man swung axe during brawl in Wetherspoons; PAIR JAILED AFTER ADMITTING AFFRAY AT PUB When not working, Whittle enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children, golfing, traveling and watching Boston sports. Henderson Franklin Welcomes Russell Whittle to the Workers' Compensation Defense Team Brook and Whittle is a leading technically oriented North American manufacturer of premium prime label solutions with highly differentiated capabilities, with a focus on unique product configurations and decorative effects requiring significant technical expertise. Brook/Whittle Invests in Prime Package/Label to Strengthen Position in Label Categories Whittle, 52, added: "There are people out of pocket. People lost money and the buck stops with us; MSP APOLOGISES FOR CLINTON VISIT FIASCO The date of the first successful test run of the Whittle engine was the 12th April 1937 not 1936 as stated in your article. Display tells Whittle story; Letters Stephen Whittle, 50, had suffered from anxiety and depression since the tragic match in 1989, Bolton Coroner's Court was told. Tributes paid to the '97th H'boro victim' People in the know were convinced that he was jealous of Whittle. Genius and jealousy When he last spoke to the Examiner, Mr Whittle said he hoped to buy the Peters assets from the liquidator, Brook Business Recovery and hoped to re-employ some staff. Store director hits back at comments after closure Now approaching 30 years in banking, Whittle joined Newton County Bank in 1988 as Vice President. BankFirst promotes 2 Jeff Whittle, who works at Hogan Lovells and is president-elect of the Licensing Executives Society, said that since the AIA was enacted the costs and "examination rigors" have increased for patent holders. Jury is still out on the evaluation of the America Invents Act OLYMPIC athlete Brian Whittle put his spikes in it yesterday when he criticised the Conservative Party - as he campaigns to win a seat for them. Tory track star won't back party policies
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