Cut from the same cloth
To share a lot of similarities. The two boys are cut from the same cloth and are similar in every way.
Cut no ice with (someone)
To have no influence on someone. The girl's excuses cut no ice with her teacher or the principal.
Cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face
To make things worse for oneself because you are angry at someone else. To hurt yourself in an attempt to hurt someone else. The man is... Read more →
Cut to the chase
To get to the important matter of something. The lawyer cut to the chase and was able to get the information quickly.
Cut off (something) or cut (something) off
To shorten something by cutting the ends. The string was too long so I cut off the end.
Cut one’s eyeteeth on (something)
To have done something since one was very young. The man cut his eyeteeth on fixing bicycles and he is now an expert.
Cut one’s losses
To reduce one's losses. We decided to cut our losses and sell our business before it lost more money.
Come in a close second
To almost be chosen first for something. The politician came in a close second in the election.
Come home to (someone)
To become apparent to someone. It suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.
Come hell or high water
No matter what happens. Come hell or high water, I plan to go to the concert next week.