cut out

Language: en

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seecut,‎out.To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument;sever.Cut outthe letters and paste them on the poster.; (transitive,informal)Torefrainfrom (doing something, using something etc.), tostoporcease(doing something).He had tocut outsmoking in order to be prepared for the marathon.She kept clicking her heels. He told her tocutitout.1906,Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 7, page210:Hockey is an exciting and healthful form of exercise, well suited to college students, but if it is to retain favor the intercollegiate league shouldcut outthe muckerism which has attended its contests on the ice in recent years.1910,O. Henry[pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “The Girl and the Habit”, inStrictly Business‎[1]:“Cutthat joshingout,” she said, coolly and briskly. “Who do you think you are talking to? Your check, please. Oh, Lordy!—”1951July 16,J[erome] D[avid] Salinger,The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.:Little, Brown and Company,→OCLC,page 8:I have no wind, if you want to know the truth. I'm quite a heavy smoker, for one thing — that is, I used to be. They made mecut it out.; (transitive)Toremove; toomit.If wecut outthe middle-man, we will both have better profits.2015May 12,Rachel Platten,Jon Levine,Scott Jacoby, “Congratulations”, inFight Song‎[2], performed by Rachel Platten:Help me find a sharper knifeI need tocutyououtmy life; (transitive)Tooust; toreplace.1899,Lady's Realm, volume 5, page172:[…]cuthimoutin the affections of his lady-love!; (US,Australia,New Zealand)Toseparate(ananimal) from theherd.1874,Marcus Clarke,For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.2:There was little fear that the navigator of the captured Osprey, the man who had lived in Chile and "cut out" cattle on the Carrum Plains, would prove lacking in knowledge of riding, seamanship, or Spanish customs.; (intransitive)To stopworking, toswitchoff; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to beinaudible, be disconnected.It was around then that the engine suddenlycut out.Can you say that again? You keepcutting out.; (intransitive)Toleavesuddenly.He must havecut outof the party.; (usually in passive)Toarrangeorprepare.He has his workcut outfor him.; (transitive)Tointercept.2011January 12, Saj Chowdhury, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Liverpool”, inBBC‎[3]:As lax as the visitors' defence was, Blackpool's backline was solid. In the first half the Seasiderscut outfinal balls to Meireles, one of Liverpool's best players, on two occasions and after the break the brilliant Craig Cathcart got enough on his headed clearance to prevent Torres from planting into the net at the far post.; (nautical)To take ashipout of aharboretc. by getting between her and theshore.; (intransitive,Australia,slang)To serve time in prison as an alternative to paying fines.

Examples:

EN: "If we had to arrest every drunk who says what he shouldn't, we'd have our work cut out!
ES: "Si tuviéramos que arrestar a todos los borrachos que dicen lo que no deben, no daríamos abasto.
EN: Do you really think you are cut out for this life as a boy?
ES: -- ¿Cree realmente poder soportar esta vida de muchacho?
EN: You'd better cut out booze.
ES: "Será mejor que dejes el alcohol."
EN: Say, listen, you roughnecks, get down to business and cut out the dames, see?
ES: Escuchen, matones, vayan al grano y basta de hablar de mujeres, ¿bueno?
EN: Ain't it awful, the way they cut out these big stars?
ES: ¿No es horrible cómo quitan a esas grandes estrellas?
EN: I'm not cut out for crime.
ES: Ahí se equivoca.
EN: We'll cut out the abuse.
ES: No se exalte.
EN: You ought to cut out drinking so much coffee.
ES: - Lo lamento mucho, señor. Y diga, ¿algo de suerte con las 4:30?
EN: Well, maybe we can cut out the auction.
ES: Bien, quizás saquemos más que de la subasta.
EN: His pa said that Abe had been cut out with an axe.
ES: Su padre decía que lo habían cortado con un hacha.
EN: Oh, let's cut out the scrapping.
ES: Dejémonos de tonterías.
EN: Here, cut out the private farewells and come on out here.
ES: Oigan, basta ya de despedidas privadas y vengan aquí.
EN: I think you'd better cut out this tomfoolery.
ES: me parece que basta ya de payasadas.
EN: Yeah, now cut out the applesauce.
ES: Sí, deja de adularme.
EN: Mercy? Is that what you call it? 20 years cut out of life.
ES: Ios mejores años... para vivirlos en el infierno.

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