reduce sb to sth betydelse and definition

Betydelse av reduce sb to sth på svenska

• 0 to make someone unhappy or cause someone to be in a bad state or situation:

  • His comments reduced her to tears (= made her cry).

  • The sergeant was reduced to the ranks (= made an ordinary soldier) for his cowardice.

  • He was out of cigarettes and was reduced to smoking the butts left in the ashtrays.