to a (bare) minimum

idiom

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

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Try it during the summer to keep sun spots to a minimum. Deanna Pai, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025 But with leadership looking to keep health add-ons to a minimum, the effort appears to have missed the boat this year. Peter Sullivan, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025 To keep the chaos to a minimum, Moudallal sleeps on a mattress on the floor in his toddler's room. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 Maintaining natural grasses between rows in the vineyard and monitoring weather conditions closely to keep vine treatments to a minimum aid in their sustainability commitments. Michelle Williams, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to a (bare) minimum

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