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2021-12-02 02:12
Cut (someone or something) short phrase
To say or do something that causes someone who is talking to stop.
I cut him short as I didn't want to listen to his stultifyingly boring story anymore.
I didn't manage to finish the report because the boss cut me short.
To cause something to stop suddenly.
The teacher cut short our discussion as she saw it was turning into a row.
The meeting was cut short when the chairman was called away.
To stop talking or thinking about something.
To put an end to something
1. Used to refer to a point where a process or an activity ends
2. Used to refer to a point where someone no longer survives; death
Used to describe the action of expressing one's opinions although others are dominating the conversation.
The verb "cut" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase has been used in these meanings since the mid-1600s.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him
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