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"cut down" or "cut down on":

1. (when intr, often foll by on) to reduce or make a reduction (in):
to cut down on drink.

2. reduce, decrease:
I want to cut down my caffeine intake; We have to cut down on our expenses.

Origin:

before 900; Middle English; Old English los destruction; cognate with Old Norse los looseness, breaking up. See lose, loose. British dictionary: C14: noun probably formed from lost, past participle of losen to perish, from Old English lōsian to be destroyed, from los destruction. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use: 13th century. History and Etymology: Middle English los, probably back-formation from lost, past participle of losen to lose. —Merriam-Webster.

Sources: 1, 2.

Updated: 23 August 2020 {9:07 PM}
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