- cut someone/something loose
- free someone or something from something that holds or restricts them; untie
he'd cut loose the horses
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cut someone/something loose
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cut someone loose — cut (someone/something) loose to get rid of or release someone or something. He made it in baseball to the major leagues, but the Sox cut him loose because he could not hit. Many workers will be cut loose in the upcoming staff reductions … New idioms dictionary
cut something loose — cut (someone/something) loose to get rid of or release someone or something. He made it in baseball to the major leagues, but the Sox cut him loose because he could not hit. Many workers will be cut loose in the upcoming staff reductions … New idioms dictionary
cut loose — cut (someone/something) loose to get rid of or release someone or something. He made it in baseball to the major leagues, but the Sox cut him loose because he could not hit. Many workers will be cut loose in the upcoming staff reductions … New idioms dictionary
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… … English dictionary
cut loose someone — cut loose (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something that you control or own. We re cutting loose only those teachers whose work is below standard … New idioms dictionary
cut loose something — cut loose (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something that you control or own. We re cutting loose only those teachers whose work is below standard … New idioms dictionary
cut loose — (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something that you control or own. We re cutting loose only those teachers whose work is below standard … New idioms dictionary
loose — loose1 W3S3 [lu:s] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not firmly attached)¦ 2¦(not attached)¦ 3¦(not tied tightly)¦ 4¦(hair)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(free)¦ 7¦(not exact)¦ 8¦(not very controlled)¦ 9¦(not solid)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
