PHRASAL VERBS + IDIOMS WITH CUT

I was cutting the grass when the lawnmower suddenly cut______.

out

cut out >< cut in (motor/engine) đột ngột hoạt động/tắt

Did you see how that Mazda suddenly cut _________ (drove in front of the Audi)?

in

cut in (on sb/sth)

We will have to cut __________(reduce) staff costs at work if we want to continue operating as normal.

down (on)/back (on)

We were in the middle of a telephone conversation when we were cut __________(suddenly disconnected).

off

cut sb <-> off (often passive) ngắt kết nối khi đang gọi

I don't understand why all my friends have cut me_________ (suddenly started ignoring me).

off

cut sb/sth off: làm ai bị cô đơn, chia cách

ex: When his wife died, he cut himself off from other people.

The traffic noise is terrible, and even closing the windows doesn't cut it (remove) ____________.

out

cut sth <-> out: block sth, usually light

She decided to (stop eating) cut______ sweet things so as to lose weight.

out

cut sth<-> out (of sth): stop doing, using or eating sth -> cut sugar out of your diet

He didn't pay his bill, so the power company (stopped) cut___________ his electricity.

off

cut sb/sth <-> off interrupt sb and stop them from speaking

ex: My explanation was cut off by loud protests.

: ​[often passive] to stop the supply of something to sb

ex: Our water supply has been cut off.

To save time, we decided to (go over) cut___________the field instead of walking around it.

cut through/across sth: đi ngang qua (để đi đường tắt) (không gian mở)

cut through sth: đi ngang qua cho nhanh (không gian kín)

ex: They cut through the building site to the river.

My father (didn't include us in) cut us ____________his plans.

out of

cut sb <-> out (of sth): not allow sb to be involved in s th

a cut above sb/sth

người, tốt, giỏi hơn người khác

cut sb short

cut sth short

cắt lời ai

make sth shorter than intended

be cut up (about)

be upset emotionally

cut sb dead

pretend not to have seen sb, refuse to say hello to sb (bơ)

(not) cut the mustard

(not) be as good as expected or required

cut-'price/cut-'rate (a) (only before N)

sold at a reduced price/ có bán đồ giảm giá

-> cut-price goods/fares

-> cut-rate stores

cut the ground from under sb's feet

make sb/sb's ideas seem less good, especially by doing sth before them or better than them

cut-'throat/cutthroat (usually before N)

(activity) in which people compete with each others in aggressive and unfair ways to get get and advantage

-> the cut-throat world of politics

breal/cut (sb/sth) loose from sb/sth

separate yourself/sb/sth from a group of people or their influence

ex: He cut himself loose from his family.

cut off your nose to spite your face (Inf)

ăn không được thì đạp đổ

cut it/things fine

leave yourself just enough time to do sth

ex: If we don't leave till after lunch we'll be cutting it very fine.

cut and dried

already decided, unlikely to be changed

cutting-edge = state-of-the-art = up-to-date -> work at the cutting-edge of computer technology

cut to the chase

stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing

cutting (a) (usually before N) = biting

-> a cutting remark -> a bitting sarcasm /ˈsɑːkæzəm/

unkind, likely to hurt sb's feelings

cut and run (inf)

make a quick/sudden escape; get out of a situation

cut corners (disapproving)

ex: To be competitve, they paid low wafes and cut corners on healh and safety

cut sb to the quick

upset sb very much by doing/saying sth unkind

cut a dash (out-fashioned)

trông đẹp khi mặc đồ gì đó, đặc biệt khiến người khác để ý

ex: He cuts quite a dash in his new uniform.

cut both/two ways

If you say something cuts both/two ways, you think it has both a good and a bad side.

cut (n)

a share in sth, especially money

That doesn't cut any ice with sb

I'm not interested in/impressed by sth

cut sb down to size

show sb sth that they're not as important as they think they are

fait accompli (usually sin) => faits accomplis