cut your losses

cut your losses
cut your losses phrase
to get out of a bad situation before it gets worse instead of waiting to see whether it will improve

She realized it was time to cut her losses and give up.

Thesaurus: to get out of a situationsynonym
Main entry: cut

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cut your losses — see loss
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Main Entry:cut
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cut your losses
: to stop an activity, business, etc., that is failing in order to prevent more losses or damage

With the economy continuing to do poorly, many investors have decided to cut their losses and sell their stocks.

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Main Entry:loss

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cut your ˈlosses idiom
to stop doing sth that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse

I decided to cut my losses and move back to England.

Main entry:lossidiom

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  • cut one's losses — {v. phr.} To stop spending time, money, or energy on unprofitable projects and concentrate on what goes well. * / Just cut your losses, Jim, his father suggested, and get on with the rest of your life. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

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