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Cut (something) down |
To make something fall down by cutting it at the base. |
"He cut the old tree down with his chainsaw." |
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Cut down on (something) |
To reduce |
"I'm trying to cut down on sugar, but it's so hard around the holidays." |
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To cut (someone) down |
To try to make someone look or feel stupid |
"The bully cut her down in front of everyone by making fun of her glasses." |
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To cut (something) up |
To cut something into pieces |
"The vegetables need to be cut up." |
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To be "cutup" |
Making jokes, being funny |
"I love John, he is such a cutup." |
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To cut (someone) up |
To attack someone with a knife |
"I'll cut you up and make you dinner." |
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To cut back |
Similar to cut down, means to reduce |
"I need to cut back calories if I'm going to lose weight." |
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To cut through, cut across |
To take a shortcut, make your route shorter distance |
"He cut through the woods." |
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To cut across |
To affect different groups |
"News of the merger cut across all the department." |
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To cut away |
It means, in video, to change to a different scene |
"Director: cut away to people laughing." |
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To cut away/off |
To remove something with a knife, scissors etc |
"Cut away the fat before cooking the chicken." |
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To cut (someone) in/off |
To speak while someone's speaking, interrupt them |
"She cut me off in the middle of the sentence." |
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To cut into (something) |
To take too much of something |
"All of these emails are cutting into my free time." |
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To cut (someone) off |
To stop providing for someone |
"My parents cut me off, they say I need a job." |
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To cut (it) off |
To end a relationship |
"I cut it off with Bob, he talks way too much." |
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To cut out |
When something doesn't work |
"The radio cut out" or "The radio keeps cutting in and out." |
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Not cut out |
Has no potential to do something |
"She's not cut out to be a teacher." |
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To cut into (something) |
To interrupt the course of something |
"I hope these videos doesn't cut into your studies." |
