a cut above »
Superior to; of a higher quality than.
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a cut below »
Inferior to; of a lower quality than.
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against the grain »
To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.
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bright-line rule »
A clear-cut, easy to make decision.
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captain of industry »
A prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.
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cheat sheet »
Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, a crib sheet.
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clear cut »
Having had all vegetation removed.
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clear cut »
Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
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close up »
To heal a cut or other wound.
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cookie-cutter »
A solution to a problem that can be applied in many situations without modification.
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cookie-cutter »
Of or pertaining to cookie cutters.
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cookie-cutter »
Of or pertaining to identical looking things.
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cut a rug »
To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.
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cut a swath »
Variant form of cut a wide swath.
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cut a wide swath »
To behave in an expansive, flagrantly showy, or pushy manner, especially in public venues; to exert sweeping influence.
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cut a wide swath »
To clear a broad track through a grassland, woodland, geographical region, or other area, either by natural means or by human action.
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cut and dried »
Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.
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cut corners »
To do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.
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cut down »
To bring down by cutting.
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cut down »
To insult, to belittle.
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cut down »
To reduce the amount of something.
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cut in »
To intrude or interrupt.
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cut in »
Especially, to dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.
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cut in »
When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.
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cut it »
To suffice; to be effective or successful.
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cut it close »
To judge or finish something close to its limit.
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cut it fine »
To achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.
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cut it out »
To stop; refrain from; halt.
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cut of one's jib »
Someone’s general appearance or the implications thereof, especially in relation to making an impression or one’s style..
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cut off »
To remove via cutting.
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cut off »
To isolate or remove from contact.
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cut off »
To end abruptly.
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cut off »
To interrupt.
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cut off one's nose to spite one's face »
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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cut one's coat according to one's cloth »
Live according to your means.
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cut one's teeth »
To begin; to gain early experience.
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cut out »
Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
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cut out »
delete
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cut red tape »
To reduce bureaucracy.
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cut short »
Interrupt and curtail before the planned end time.
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cut short »
Make shorter by cutting.
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cut somebody some slack »
To be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations.
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cut the cheese »
To flatulate.
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cut the mustard »
To suffice; to be good or effective enough.
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cut to the chase »
To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.
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cut up »
To cut into smaller pieces.
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cut up »
To aggressively move in front of another vehicle.
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cut up »
To be upset.
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cut up »
To behave like a clown.
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cut up »
distress greatly
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cut-and-thrust »
A vehement argument.
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cutie pie »
A cute person.
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cutie pie »
A small hand-held radiation meter.
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cutting edge »
The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
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cutting edge »
The sharp edge of the blade of a knife.
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diamond in the rough »
An uncut diamond.
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execution style »
Resembling an execution; with the victim aware, but unable to defend himself or resist.
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fade out »
A type of transition used in movies usually at the end of a scene, in which the transition fades to black from the cut.
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final cut »
A group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.
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final cut »
In the movie industry, the final released version of the film.
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fish or cut bait »
To choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide.
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force someone's hand »
Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.
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give someone the chair »
To execute a person by means of the electric chair.
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hack into »
To reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.
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have one's ears lowered »
To get a haircut.
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have one's work cut out for one »
To face a large task or project.
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hoover up »
Quickly, especially by taking it into the mouth directly from the plate rather than using cutlery.
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hospital pass »
A poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.
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line in the sand »
A defining moment, a cutoff point.
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make hay »
To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.
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make the cut »
To succeed; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.
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measure twice and cut once »
(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn
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measure twice, cut once »
Alternative form of measure twice and cut once.
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necktie party »
An execution by hanging, especially a lynching.
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nut-cutting time »
Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.
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nut-cutting time »
Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow.
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on the bounce »
Consecutively, in succession.
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pull the plug »
To unplug or cut power.
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rat run »
A small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut.
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shell out »
To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
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short cut »
quicker route
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sirloin steak »
cut of beef
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square cut »
cricket stroke
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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trench mouth »
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a severe bacterial infection of the gums, typically characterized by inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration, necrotized tissue, pain, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and halitosis.
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trick of the trade »
A shortcut or other quick, or very effective way of doing things, that professional workers learn from experience.
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warm up »
To prepare for executing an already-learned activity by a limited amount of additional practice.
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wild-goose chase »
A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
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