cut down on とか crackdownとか、ビジ英頻出語を見ると安心する。figurativelyって最近どっかで出会った気が。どこだ。
be tied up in a meeting / mull over / edict / literally(⇔figuratively) / Inquisition / be burned at the stake / livelihood / backslide into / pregnant / conform to / under threat of / be under fire / wastage / ditch / in jeopardy