slim down

As well as slimming down parts of the civil service, there'll be more on the government's plans to cut billions off the welfare bill.

At the same time, noises were being made about slimming down NHS England management - and instead devolving money to local health boards and patient services.

Bishop of Blackburn Philip North - who tabled the amendment slimming down the choice put before the synod to one option - argued that the simpler model could be implemented more quickly.

His slimmed down 2025 schedule, playing more sparingly in the US, is designed to glean success in the big four events that ultimately define careers.

And in 2019, PIA caused a stir when it told flight attendants to slim down or get grounded.