to a (bare) minimum

idiom

: as low as possible
We need to keep expenses to a (bare) minimum.

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The actress paired the look with black high heels, keeping her accessories and makeup to a minimum, and wore her signature long black hair straight down. Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024 What Happens Next American Airlines will be hoping that with the problem quickly isolated and dealt with disruption for passengers will be kept to a minimum, though some are likely to have faced a delay of several hours due to being deboarded and returned to airport terminals. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News / TNS via Getty Images The system has already hit the West Coast, where temperatures are slightly above average, keeping snowfall to a minimum. Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024 The quick in-and-out kept photos and videos to a minimum so in case the Chiefs didn't win, critics couldn't blame the tight end for spending his night off in a town an hour and a half away by flight. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to a (bare) minimum 

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“To a (bare) minimum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20%28bare%29%20minimum. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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