- cut someone dead
- cut (someone) dead
to ignore someone when you see them or when they speak to you because you are angry with them or do not like them.
I asked her about it in the meeting and she just cut me dead.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cut someone dead
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cut someone dead — phrase to pretend not to see or recognize someone that you know, or to refuse to talk to them I shouted hello but she cut me dead. Thesaurus: to insult or offend someonesynonym to fail or refuse to communicate with someonesynonym Main entry: cut… … Useful english dictionary
cut someone dead — to pretend not to see or recognize someone that you know, or to refuse to talk to them I shouted hello but she cut me dead … English dictionary
cut someone dead — completely ignore someone. → cut … English new terms dictionary
cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… … English new terms dictionary
cut dead — To refuse to recognize or acknowledge (another person) • • • Main Entry: ↑cut * * * cut (someone) dead : to pretend not to see (someone you know) : to deliberately ignore (someone) When I saw her on the street yesterday, she cut me dead … Useful english dictionary
cut dead — cut (someone) dead to ignore someone when you see them or when they speak to you because you are angry with them or do not like them. I asked her about it in the meeting and she just cut me dead … New idioms dictionary
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… … English dictionary
cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
