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1.b> 1) () (); ; to cut smth. in two ; to cut smth. to / in / pieces [.i> .i> ]; this knife won't cut ; to cut glass with a diamond ; cheese cuts easily ;
2) () (), ; I cut my finger ; the icy wind cut me to the bone .i> ;
2.b> 1) (); to cut flowers ; to cut a piece of cake [a slice of cheese] [] ;
2) (); to cut bread ;
3.b> () (); ; to cut a hedge ; to cut one's nails ; to cut one's hair ;
4.b> 1) (), ; to cut prices / ; to cut costs / ;
2) (); we cut across the field ;
3) (), ; to cut a manuscript ;
5.b> 1) (); to cut one's initials on a tree ;
2) (.i> out) (); his coat is well cut ;
3) .i> () / i>;
6.b> 1) (); ; he cut the man across the face ; that cuts at all my hopes .i> ;
2) ( ), ; what you say cuts me terribly ; to cut to the heart ;
7.b> (); the lines cut one another ; the path cuts the meadow diagonally ; this cuts across all my principles .i> / ;
8.b> (), ;
9.b> (.i> away, off) .i> (); cut away now, I'm busy , ; the enemy began to run and we cut after him ; cut out and get some bread! !
10.b> .i> 1) (); cut the noise! ! cut! ! ! ( i>);
2) .i> (); i> ;
11.b> .i> (); I took off my hat to her but she cut me dead , , ;
12.b> .i> ();
13.b> () i>;
14.b> .i> 1) ();
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15.b> .i> (, );
16.b> .i> ();
17.b> .i> (), ; colours that cut ;
18.b> .i> (), , ;
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1.b> 1) i> (); i> ; i> ; to cut the crop ;
2) (, ..i>); one acre of good grass will cut three tons of hay ; this breed cuts heavy fleece ;
2.b> () i>; to cut clear ;
3.b> 1) (), (, i>); to cut a tunnel through a mountain / ; to cut one's way ; to cut one's way through a crowd ; the ships cut their way slowly ;
2) (); (, i>); ship cutting the waves , ;
3) : to cut open (); to cut smb.'s head open ;
4.b> (), ; his features are finely cut ;
5.b> : to cut one's teeth (); the baby is cutting its teeth ;
6.b> .i> () , ..i>;
7.b> .i> i> ();
8.b> .i> (), ;
tob> cut backb> 1) ();
2) / ();
3) .i> ();
4) (), (, i> .i>);
5) (), ; to cut back production [salary schedule] [ ] ;
tob> cut downb> 1) i> ();
2) (); they were ruthlessly cut down ;
3) (); to cut down trousers / ;
4) (), ; to cut down expenses ; to cut down an article ; he cut his sleep down to five hours ;
tob> cut in / into /b> 1) () ..i>; ;
2) i> ();
3) .i> (); ;
4) (); / "" ;
5) .i> ();
6) ();
tob> cut offb> 1) (), ; to cut off smb.'s head ; to cut off smb.'s limb i> / ; to cut off a corner , ; to cut off an enemy's retreat ;
2) () i>; the telephone operator cut us off before we had finished out conversation , ;
3) (), (, , .i>);
4) (), ; to cut off a debate ; to cut off negotiations ;
5) (), ; the war cut off many men in their prime ; his father was cut off at the age of twenty-five ;
6) () .i> to cut smb. off with a shilling;
tob> cut onb> , ;
tob> cutb> outb> 1) () , i>; to cut out pictures ;
2) (); she could cut out men's shirts ;
3) (), ;
4) () i>; to cut smb. out with his girl ;
5) .i> (), ; the editor cut out the last paragraph ;
6) i> (); the doctor said I must cut tobacco right out ; I had to cut out meat ; cut out the nonsense! ! cut it out! .i> .i> ! !
7) (); ;
8) : to be cut out for smth. : he is cut out for the job ;
9) (); 10) .i> ();
11) .i> ();
12) .i> ();
tob> cut underb> .i> ();
tob> cut upb> 1) i> ();
2) (); to cut up a book [a play, a speech] [, ] ;
3) (), ; he was badly cut up by his son's death ;
4) (); to cut up the enemy's forces ;
5) .i> ();
to cut looseb> ; , ; to cut a boat loose ; to cut oneself loose from one's family ; you just ought to see him when he cuts loose , ; to cut shortb> ; to cut smb. shortb> ; to cut a speech shortb> ; to cut a long story shortb> ; to cut a jokeb> , ; to cut a loss / one's losses /b> ; to cut the recordb> ; to cut facesb> , ; to cut a figureb> ) .i> ( i>); ) ; ; ; she cuts a conspicuous figure ; she cuts a poor figure , , ; he cuts no figure .i> .i> , ; to cut a dashb> ) ; ; ) , ; to cut a swathe / a gash /b> .i> ; [.i> .i> swather> ]; to cut high shinesb> .i> .i> i> ; to cut the stringb> / ; to cut iceb> / ; to cut no / not much / iceb> ) ; ) ; ; to cut the hairb> ; to cut the mustardb> , ; to cut one's own throatb> ; ; to cut each other's / one another's / throatb> ; ; to cut one's own fodderb> .i> , ; to cut both waysb> ; to cut one's wisdom teeth / eye teeth /b> ; , ; to cut one's eyeb> .i> ; to cut the bag openb> .i> , ; to have one's work cut out (for one)b> , ; to cut and run, to cut one's lucky / one's stick /b> ; our attack was so sudden that the enemy cut and ran , ; to cut and thrustb> ; to cut and contriveb> ; , ; to cut to bits / to pieces /b> ; [.i> .i> I 1 1)]; to cut up roughb> ; ; to cut up savageb> ; to cut up well / fat /b> ; to cut the comb of smb.b> / ; to cut it fineb> ) i> (i>); ) / ; to cut it too fatb> , , ; to cut the (Gordian) knotb> () ; ; to cut the ground from under smb. / smb.'s feet /b> ; i> ; cut the / your / coat according to the / your / clothb> .i> , ; to cut / slice / the melonb> , i> (, .i> i>); to cut a record [a tape]b> [ ] .
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