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cutting edge
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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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on edge
Tense, nervous or irritable.
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edge out
To win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory.
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bleeding edge
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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thin edge of the wedge
Beginning; opening; precedent.
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be on the edge of one's seat
To be in suspense; to wait eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.
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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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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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bridge
An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
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cut short
Make shorter by cutting.
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make someone's teeth itch
To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
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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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nugget of truth
January 2008, Chicago Tribune - Clinton's Hispanic edge over Obama.
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rake
The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
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verge on
To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.
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