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cut idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with cut, also see (cut) down to size; fish or cut bait; have one's work cut out; like a chicken with its head cut off; make (cut) a long story short; unkindest cut; you could cut it with a knife.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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