to cut school
51cut\ the\ mustard — v. phr. slang To do well enough in what needs to be done; to succeed. His older brothers and sisters helped Max through high school, but he couldn t cut the mustard in college …
52cut down the tall poppies — (AU) If people cut down the tall poppies, they criticise people who stand out from the crowd. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
53cut off your nose to spite your face — If you cut off your nose to spite your face, you do something rash or silly that ends up making things worse for you, often because you are angry or upset. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
54cut the mustard — (UK) If somebody or something doesn t cut the mustard, they fail or it fails to reach the required standard. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
55cut to the chase — If you cut to the chase, you get to the point, or the most interesting or important part of something without delay. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
56cut your coat according to your cloth — If you cut your coat according to your cloth, you only buy things that you have sufficient money to pay for. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
57cut your teeth on — The place where you gain your early experience is where you cut your teeth. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
58cut across — cross or go through something instead of going around We decided to cut across the field because we were in a hurry to get to school …
59School Magazine — The School Magazine is a literary magazine for children which has been published continuously by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training in its many incarnations since 1916. It was originally subtitled, “A Magazine of Literature… …
60cut across — PHRASAL VERB If an issue or problem cuts across the division between two or more groups of people, it affects or matters to people in all the groups. [V P n] The problem cuts across all socioeconomic lines and affects all age groups... [V P n]… …
