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41cut down — UK US cut down Phrasal Verb with cut({{}}/kʌt/ verb [T] (cutting, cut, cut) ► [I or T] to reduce the amount or number of something: cut down on sth »The supermarket chain has promised to cut down on packaging. »This new system should cut down the …
42ˌcut aˈcross sth — phrasal verb 1) to go across an area of land instead of going around it We cut across the field to save time.[/ex] 2) to affect two or more different groups These problems cut across class boundaries.[/ex] …
43ˌcut ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb to go through an area instead of going around it He decided to cut through the forest.[/ex] …
44rough-cut — adjective 1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste he had coarse manners but a first rate mind behavior that branded him as common an untutored and uncouth human being an uncouth soldier a real tough guy appealing to the vulgar taste for… …
45(be) cut out for something — be ˌcut ˈout for sth | be ˌcut ˈout to be sth derived (informal) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth • He s not cut out for teaching. • He s not cut out to be a teacher. Main entry: ↑ …
46(be) cut out to be something — be ˌcut ˈout for sth | be ˌcut ˈout to be sth derived (informal) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth • He s not cut out for teaching. • He s not cut out to be a teacher. Main entry: ↑ …
47(the) cut and thrust (of something) — the cut and thrust (of something) british phrase the lively or determined way in which something is done He enjoys the cut and thrust of political life. Thesaurus: quality of being interesting, exciting or livelysynonym Main entry: cut * * * the… …
48(a) cut above somebody — a cut above sb/sth idiom better than sb/sth • His latest novel is a cut above the rest. Main entry: ↑cutidiom …
49(a) cut above something — a cut above sb/sth idiom better than sb/sth • His latest novel is a cut above the rest. Main entry: ↑cutidiom …
50short cut — noun VERB + SHORT CUT ▪ be ▪ take ▪ use sth as ▪ provide (often figurative) ▪ Each saint was depicted with his or her symbols, which provided a short cut to recognition …
