clearing decks (verb) clear the decks: get ready for action
Sinonime: abate, bate, become smaller,
close,
contract,
decay,
decline,
decrease, die away, die down, die out,
diminish,
drain,
drop,
ebb,
fade,
fall, grow less,
lessen, peter out,
pine,
shrink, shrivel,
sink, slack off,
subside,
taper,
wane,
weaken,
witherAntonime: develop,
enlarge,
expand,
extend,
grow,
increase,
save,
swell