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31cut — 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… …
32Cut — Cut, n. 1. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip. [1913 Webster] 3 …
33cut a fine figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive …
34cut it fine — cut it/things fine to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn t it? …
35cut things fine — cut it/things fine to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn t it? …
36cut it fine — ► cut it fine allow a very small margin of time. Main Entry: ↑fine …
37cut things fine — cut it/things ˈfine idiom (informal) to leave yourself just enough time to do sth • If we don t leave till after lunch we ll be cutting it very fine. Main entry: ↑fineidiom …
38Fine-Day — or Kamiokisihkwew; b. Circa 1852 d. (unknown but after 1935) was a Cree war chief of the River People band of Plains Cree. He participated in the North West Rebellion of 1885 (notably the battle of Cut Knife). Described by a contemporary as brave …
39cut it (or things) fine — allow a very small margin of time. → findings …
40cut a ridiculous figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive …
