Cut a/the rug American old-fashioned informal slang verb phrase
To dance energetically
Although he's not as youthful as he once was, he still cuts a rug at the party.
People were cutting the rug, but my eyes saw only you.
When the rhythms of my favorite song started playing, it really made me cut the rug.
Used to indicate to the state of being ready to dance
1. To go somewhere on foot
2. To dance
The verb "cut" should be conjugated according to its tense.
"Cutting a rug" comes from the 1920s and the 1930s when couples would dance the jitterbug. The jitterbug was a vigorous dance that when done continuously by many couples in one area would make the carpet appear as though it was "cut" or "gashed".