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  • 21cut your coat according to your cloth — Actions should suit circumstances or resources. Also common as the metaphorical phrase to cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. viii. C1 I shall Cut my cote after my cloth. 1580 LYLY Euphues & his… …

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  • 22cut — 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… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23cut — 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 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… …

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  • 25cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …

  • 26cut from the same cloth —    If two people are cut from the same cloth, they are very similar in character or behaviour.     Although the brothers look alike, they are not cut from the same cloth.     They each have their own personality …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 27cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28cut — I. verb (cut; cutting) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument b. to hurt the feelings of c. to strike sharply with a cutting effect d …

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  • 29cloth */*/ — UK [klɒθ] / US [klɑθ] noun Word forms cloth : singular cloth plural cloths 1) [countable/uncountable] material used for making clothes, curtains etc that is made by weaving fibres together linen/cotton cloth 2) [countable] a piece of cloth used… …

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  • 30Cut-off — This article is about a type of clothing. For another type of clothing, see cut off shorts. For other uses, see Cutoff (disambiguation). A group of motorcycle club members wearing various cut offs bearing patches …

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