keep to a minimum

keep something to a minimum

to make something as small, few, or little as possible. Do what you can to keep construction dust to a minimum. The dust should be kept to a minimum.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Akhenaten	ah-kə-NAH-tən (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Borivoi	-	Medieval Slavic
KatrĖ	-	Lithuanian
Parvana	-	Azerbaijani, Persian
Mamadou	-	Western African
Sappho	SAF-o (English)	Ancient Greek