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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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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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board up
To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.
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above board
Honestly, reputably.
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off board
Not on or in a means of transportation.
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off board
Not participating.
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on board
Agreeing or supporting.
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on board
Even when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.
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on board
Is that new teammate properly on board yet?.
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on board
It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management team on board.
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on board
Joining in or participating.
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on board
On or in a means of transportation.
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across the board
A racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.
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across the board
Pertaining to all categories or things.
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all over the board
Showing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.
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go by the board
To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.
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go by the board
To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.
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go by the board
To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.
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back to the drawing board
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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go back to the drawing board
To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.
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cut off
To remove via cutting.
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cut down
To bring down by cutting.
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hack into
To reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.
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jump on
To board a public transport vehicle.
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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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banyan day
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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bridge
The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
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cut short
Make shorter by cutting.
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jump
To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
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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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