cut no ice
21cut no ice — v. have no effect or influence on somebody …
22cut no ice — Convince no one. Make no difference …
23cut — ► VERB (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1) make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp implement. 2) shorten or divide into pieces with a sharp implement. 3) make, form, or remove with a sharp implement. 4) make or design (a …
24cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… …
25cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… …
26ice — [īs] n. [ME is < OE īs, akin to Ger eis (OHG īs), Dan is, ON iss < IE base * eis, * ein > Avestan isu , icy, OSlav inej, snow flurry] 1. the glassy, brittle, crystalline form of water made solid by cold; frozen water 2. a piece, layer,… …
27ice ax — ice ,ax noun count a metal tool that mountain climbers use to cut into ice to make places to hold onto with their hands or feet …
28cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …
29cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone …
30cut ice — phrasal : to have weight or influence : be of importance usually used in negative constructions his opinion cuts no ice with them a speech that did not cut much ice * * * cut ice see ↑ice, 1 …
