Suddenly, the bull cut back in our direction and began chasing us.
•The road cuts back about a mile ahead, and it goes west again.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cut back — {v.} 1. To change direction suddenly while going at full speed. * /The halfback started to his left, cut back to his right, and ran for a touchdown./ 2. To use fewer or use less. * /After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut back — {v.} 1. To change direction suddenly while going at full speed. * /The halfback started to his left, cut back to his right, and ran for a touchdown./ 2. To use fewer or use less. * /After the big job was finished, the builder cut back the number… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut back — {v. phr.} To diminish; lessen; decrease (said of budgets). * /The state had to cut back on the university budget./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Cut-back — Bitume fluidifié Un bitume fluidifié (« cutback bitumen » en anglais, « cutback asphalt » en américain), autrefois usuellement appelé en France « cut back », est un bitume dont la viscosité a été réduite par l ajout… … Wikipédia en Français
cut back — verb Date: 1871 transitive verb to shorten by cutting ; prune intransitive verb 1. to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented 2. cut down … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cut-back (Bitume) — Bitume fluidifié Un bitume fluidifié (« cutback bitumen » en anglais, « cutback asphalt » en américain), autrefois usuellement appelé en France « cut back », est un bitume dont la viscosité a été réduite par l ajout… … Wikipédia en Français
cut — /kut/, v., cut, cutting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to penetrate with or as if with a sharp edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 2. to divide with or as if with a sharp edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 3. to detach with or as if… … Universalium
Cut-backs — Bitume fluidifié Un bitume fluidifié (« cutback bitumen » en anglais, « cutback asphalt » en américain), autrefois usuellement appelé en France « cut back », est un bitume dont la viscosité a été réduite par l ajout… … Wikipédia en Français
back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… … Dictionary of American idioms
back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… … Dictionary of American idioms
