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Idioms(1-20 of 45)

cut the cackle
  • to stop chattering; be quiet

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cut a caper
cut capers
  • 1. to skip or jump playfully
  • 2. to act or behave playfully; frolic

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cut to the chase
  • to start talking about the important aspects of something

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cut corners
  • to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards

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cut a caper
cut capers
  • 1. to skip or jump playfully
  • 2. to act or behave playfully; frolic

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cut both ways
  • 1. to have both good and bad effects
  • 2. to affect both sides of something, as two parties in an argument, etc

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cut a dash
  • to behave or dress showily or strikingly; make a stylish impression

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cut a person dead
  • to ignore a person completely

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cut a good figure
  • to appear or behave well

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cut a poor figure
  • to appear or behave badly

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cut and run
  • to make a rapid escape

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cut it
  • be successful in doing something

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cut it fine
  • to allow little margin of time, space, etc

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cut corners
  • to do something in the easiest or shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards

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cut loose
  • to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc

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cut no ice
  • to fail to make an impression

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cut one's losses
  • to give up spending time, money, or energy on an unprofitable or unsuccessful activity

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cut one's teeth on
  • 1. to use at an early age or stage
  • 2. to practise on

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