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cut down on sugar

UK/kʌt daʊn ɒn ˈʃʊɡə/US/kʌt daʊn ɑn ˈʃʊɡər/cut·DOWN·on·SUGAR

Band 4-5speakingtask2

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

cut down (on) phrasal verbcut back on phrasal verbreduction noun

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 sugar6cut sugar7+cut down on sugar

Synonyms

reduce sugar intake

Easily confused

cut out (sugar)

I cut out sugar completely last year.

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