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cut shortInterrupt and curtail before the planned end time.Rate it:

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cut somebody some slackTo be patient or lenient with somebody; to relax standards or expectations.Rate it:

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cut someone looseTo let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.Rate it:

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cut swathesThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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cut the cheeseTo flatulate.Rate it:

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cut the mustardan assessment or opinion as to one's ability to meet the requirements of the challenge, job, or situation at hand.Rate it:

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cut the mustardTo suffice; to be good or effective enough.Rate it:

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cut the umbilical cordTo end a child's over-dependence on or over-attachment to their parents.Rate it:

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cut throughto take a shortcut throughRate it:

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cut throughto deal with an issue quicklyRate it:

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cut throughUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cut,‎ through.Rate it:

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cut to piecesTo utterly defeat or overwhelm.Rate it:

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cut to piecesTo cut, chop, slice etc. so as to form smaller pieces.Rate it:

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Cut to the ChaseTo avoid procrastination or distractions and get to the point.Rate it:

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cut to the chaseTo get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.Rate it:

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Cut to the QuickTo hurt someone in a grave manner; to act cold or unkindRate it:

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cut to the quickTo get to the most essential idea or point.Rate it:

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cut to the quickTo hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.Rate it:

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cut to the quickUsed other than as an idiom: see cut, quick.Rate it:

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cut updistress greatlyRate it:

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cut upTo be upset.Rate it:

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cut-and-thrustA vehement argument.Rate it:

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final cutIn the movie industry, the final released version of the film.Rate it:

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final cutA group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.Rate it:

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Fish or Cut BaitEither do something or let others do without delaying, to finally make a choiceRate it:

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in the cutA secluded or hard to find locationRate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeCrazy; eccentric.Rate it:

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make the cutTo succeed; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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short cutquicker routeRate it:

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square cutcricket strokeRate it:

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have butterflies in one's stomachTo be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.Rate it:

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have one's cake and eat it tooTo seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).Rate it:

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have one's head readTo have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.Rate it:

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have one's heart in the right placeTo have good intentions.Rate it:

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have ants in one's pantsTo be sexually excited.Rate it:

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have eyes bigger than one's stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.Rate it:

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have had one's chipsTo be dead or finished.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.Rate it:

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have one's fingers in many piesto be involved in many different things.Rate it:

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have one's hand in the tillTo embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.Rate it:

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have one's head in the cloudsTo have fantastic or impractical dreams; to think impractically.Rate it:

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have one's name takenTo receive a yellow cardRate it:

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have the time of one's lifeTo enjoy oneself more than ever before.Rate it:

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have bats in one's belfryTo be crazy or eccentric.Rate it:

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eat one's cake and have it tooAlternative form of have one's cake and eat it tooRate it:

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have a brick in one's hatto be drunkRate it:

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have a frog in one's throatTo feel the need to cough; to have a tickle in one's throat; to have a scratchy or uneven voice.Rate it:

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