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cut down on sugar
UK/kʌt daʊn ɒn ˈʃʊɡə/US/kʌt daʊn ɑn ˈʃʊɡər/cut·DOWN·on·SUGAR
to reduce the amount of sugar you eat or drink
Examples
“My doctor told me to cut down on sugar to improve my blood pressure.”
“Many people try to cut down on sugar after the holidays.”
“She's cutting down on sugar by swapping soda for water.”
Band 8 sentence
“To reduce the risk of diabetes on a population level, health campaigns encourage people to cut down on sugar in processed foods.”
Collocations
- cut down on sugar
- cut down on salt
- cut down on junk food
Word family
Common mistakes
I try to cut down sugar.→I try to cut down on sugar.
He reduced down his sugar.→He cut down on his sugar.
Say it for a higher band
5reduce sugar→6cut sugar→7+cut down on sugar
Synonyms
reduce sugar intake
Easily confused
cut out (sugar)
“I cut out sugar completely last year.”
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