Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

cut a wide swath
- to attract a lot of attention
The man cuts a wide swath when he enters a room.
a cut above (someone or something)
- a little better than someone or something
The new principal is a cut above the previous one.
cut across
- to cross or go through something instead of going around it
We decided to cut across the field because we were in a hurry to get to school.
cut and run
- to leave as quickly as possible
We cut and run as soon as we had finished delivering the goods.
cut and dried
- to be previously decided, to be prearranged
The decision was cut and dried and nobody asked for our opinion.
cut back on (something)
- to use fewer or use less of something
We were forced to cut back on the number of people who were invited to the party.
cut both ways
- to serve both sides of an argument
What the man said cuts both ways and we should carefully think about it.
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