cutting room

cutting room
noun
a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)
Hypernyms: ↑room

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noun, pl ⋯ rooms [count]
: a room where movies or television shows are edited and put into their final form
— usually singular

He worked in the cutting room.

: removed from a movie or television show

The scene ended up on the cutting-room floor. [=the scene ended up being removed]

— often used figuratively

A lot of good ideas are rejected and end up on the cutting-room floor. [=end up not being used]

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ˈcutting room f18 [cutting room] noun
a room in which the different parts of a film/movie are cut and put into order

The scene with the elephant ended up on the cutting room floor

(= was not included in the final version of the film/movie)

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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