strip sth away
— phrasal verb with strip uk/strɪp/us/strɪp/verb -pp-
to gradually reduce something important or something that has existed for a long time:
If you strip away all the rhetoric, you're left with an opinion that isn't backed up by facts.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let sth down
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- step sth down
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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