With increased taxation and rising prices, Eric is going to ________ on quite a lot of things, such as clothes, records and so on.
句意： 随着税收和物价的上升， Eric 打算削减很多东西的开支， 例如衣服， 唱片等。 cut down 削减（减少食用或使用的数量）。 cut off切断； 剥夺继承权。 cut in 插嘴， 插入。 cut across 抄近路通过。