cut down vs handbag

cut down

verb
  • To insult, to belittle. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, down. 

  • To bring down by cutting. 

  • To reduce the amount of something. 

handbag

verb
  • To attack verbally or subject to criticism (typically used of a woman). 

noun
  • A small bag used by women (or sometimes by men) for carrying various small personal items. 

How often have the words cut down and handbag occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )