Cross a bridge before one comes to it
To think and worry about future events or problems before they happen. We should not worry about that problem now. We do not need to cross that... Read more →
Cut (someone) to the quick
To hurt someone's feelings very badly. The woman cut her friend to the quick when she criticized her new clothes.
Cut both ways
To serve both sides of an argument. What the man said cuts both ways and we should think carefully about it.
Cut back on (something)
To use fewer or use less of something. We were forced to cut back on the number of people who were invited to the party.
Cut and run
To leave as quickly as possible. We cut and run as soon as we finished delivering the goods.
Cut-and-dried
To be previously decided, to be prearranged. Obvious, routine, straightforward, usual and uninteresting, fixed. The instructions for the... Read more →
Cut class
To not go to class. I cut class last week and went to a movie.
Cut down on (something)
To use less of something. Recently, the man has cut down on his smoking in order to become more healthy.
Cut the mustard
1. To reach the required standard for something. The man does not cut the mustard and he will not be able to work here. 2. To release... Read more →
Cut the cheese
To release intestinal gas. Another version if this idiom is Cut the mustard. (Use with caution.) Who cut the cheese? People who cut the... Read more →