Cut both ways
To serve both sides of an argument. What the man said cuts both ways and we should think carefully about it.
Life Idioms
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 no ice with (someone)
To have no influence on someone. The girl's excuses cut no ice with her teacher or the principal.
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.
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.
Come in handy
To be useful or convenient. I think that the small hammer will come in handy to fix the desk.
Come from (somewhere)
To originate from somewhere, to be a native of a place. Several of the new students come from Mexico.