We cut into the watermelon and found it to be spoiled.
•It was a beautiful apple, but when she cut in, she found out that she had been cheated.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cut out for something — cut out for (something) to be the right type of person to do something. Ron tried college a couple times, but he finally decided he wasn t cut out for higher education … New idioms dictionary
cut (or pare) something to the bone — reduce something to the bare minimum. → bone … English new terms dictionary
cut (or tear) something to ribbons — damage something severely. → ribbon … English new terms dictionary
cut teeth in something — cut (your) teeth in (something) to get your first experience doing a particular kind of work or using a particular skill. He cut his teeth in politics as a campaign manager for a small town mayor. They had just graduated from law school and were… … New idioms dictionary
cut down on something — ˌcut sthˈdown (to…) | ˌcut ˈdown (on sth) derived to reduce the size, amount or number of sth • We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. • The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking. • I … Useful english dictionary
cut in on something — … Useful english dictionary
cut back (on something) — … Useful english dictionary
not cut out for something — If you are not cut out for something, you are not the sort of person to succeed or be happy in a particular activity. I started studying medicine but I quickly realized I wasn t cut out for it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… … English new terms dictionary
cut something to ribbons — cut/tear etc something to ribbons phrase to cut/tear etc something very badly The curtains were torn to ribbons. Thesaurus: to tear something, or to be tornsynonym cutting, cuts and relating to cuttinghyponym to destroy or severely damage… … Useful english dictionary
cut something to the bone — cut/trim/pare/something to the bone phrase to reduce something to the lowest possible level or amount We’ve had to cut our profit margins to the bone in order to survive. Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
