English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
Alphabetical List of Idioms C, page 17
Idioms C, page 17: from: 'cut loose' to: 'cutting edge'
- cut loose
- If someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they
stop being influenced or controlled by another person or group.
"He's thirty years old and still hasn't cut loose from his familiy."
- If someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they
stop being influenced or controlled by another person or group.
- cut the mustard
- The expression “cut the mustard” means to be good or competent enough
to reach the expected or necessary standard, or to have the ability to perform satisfactorily.
(often used negatively)
"Tony is going to be dropped from the team – he just doesn’t cut the mustard."
- The expression “cut the mustard” means to be good or competent enough
to reach the expected or necessary standard, or to have the ability to perform satisfactorily.
- cut one's losses
- If you end or withdraw from something that is already
failing, in order to reduce the loss of money, time or effort invested in it,
you cut your losses.
"The project is heading for failure. Let's cut our losses before it's too late."
- If you end or withdraw from something that is already
failing, in order to reduce the loss of money, time or effort invested in it,
you cut your losses.
- cut a sorry figure
- If you cut a sorry figure, you make a poor impression
or cause pity or disdain on account of your appearance.
"You’ll cut a sorry figure at the interview if you go dressed like that!”
- If you cut a sorry figure, you make a poor impression
or cause pity or disdain on account of your appearance.
- cut one's own throat
- If you cut your own throat, you do something that will
be the cause of your own failure or ruin your chances in the future.
"Tony has already missed a lot of classes. He's cutting his own throat."
- If you cut your own throat, you do something that will
be the cause of your own failure or ruin your chances in the future.
- cut it/cut things fine
- If you cut it/cut things fine, you leave barely
enough time to do something.
"You're counting just an hour between the airport and the train station - isn't that cutting things a bit fine?"
- If you cut it/cut things fine, you leave barely
enough time to do something.
- cut it out
- If you say 'cut it out' to someone, you are telling
them to stop doing something.
"I've had enough of your insinuations, so just cut it out!"
- If you say 'cut it out' to someone, you are telling
them to stop doing something.
- not cut out for something
- If you are not cut out for something, you are not the
sort of person to succeed or be happy in a particular activity.
"I started studying medicine but I knew immediately that I wasn't cut out for it."
- If you are not cut out for something, you are not the
sort of person to succeed or be happy in a particular activity.
- cut (someone) some slack
- If you relax a rule, treat a person less severely or allow
someone to do something which is normally not permitted, you cut them some slack.
"Our parents are very strict; I wish they'd cut us some slack now and then."
- If you relax a rule, treat a person less severely or allow
someone to do something which is normally not permitted, you cut them some slack.
- cut to the quick
- If you cut someone to the quick, you hurt their
feelings or offend them deeply.
"Alan was cut to the quick when Joe expressed doubt about his sincerity."
- If you cut someone to the quick, you hurt their
feelings or offend them deeply.
- cutting edge
- This expression refers to the newest, most advanced stage in
the development of something.
"The company is at the cutting edge of aeronautics."
- This expression refers to the newest, most advanced stage in
the development of something.
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