Examples of 'whittle it down' in a sentence
Meaning of "whittle it down"
Means to reduce or narrow down something to its essential or most important components. This phrase is often used when describing the process of simplifying or focusing on key elements while eliminating unnecessary or extraneous details
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You got to whittle it down to three.
Whittle it down to a few major sources.
It would be nice to whittle it down.
Whittle it down to a single sliver.
I am thinking this is the boy band but we have got to whittle it down.
Whittle it down until you have only got a few possibilities left.
I wanted to see how far I could whittle it down.
I will whittle it down as soon as I get back.
When I do these shortlists I try to whittle it down to the best of the best.
So you wish to whittle it down a bit into a necklace worn by audrey hepburn's breakfast.
I think it 's always better to have more material and whittle it down.
As soon as possible I gotta whittle it down to just me and Kelly.
They all have one, it doesn't whittle it down.
You can help me whittle it down to 90 minutes.
My list started off much longer, but had to whittle it down to 5.
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Oh, look, we can whittle it down by checking some of those boxes.
Instead of the whole Rosary, the devil will whittle it down to a decade or two!
If you could whittle it down to the essentials, what would it look like?
You, Pat and the President whittle it down to three.
You got to whittle it down to three . Now, keep this in mind.
If we start with eight things, I try to whittle it down to three.
And managed to whittle it down to just three! We started with 50 super celebrity chefs.
The hard part is when -- is when you whittle it down to two options.
It's… it's hard to whittle it down to just one imprecise word.
It's just a wish list. You start with this, you whittle it down to what's realistic.
So, we needed a quick way to whittle it down to the worst offenders.
I have so many! How am I gonna whittle it down to three?!
How am I gonna whittle it down to three?
How am I going to whittle it down to three?
You start with this, you whittle it down to what 's realistic.
You, Pat and the president whittle it down to three, I will pick the one.
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I am gonna have to whittle down this list
You whittle them down to a shortlist of ten
We are now able to whittle away at them
