cut loose someone

cut loose someone
cut loose (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something that you control or own.

We're cutting loose only those teachers whose work is below standard.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • cut loose something — cut loose (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something that you control or own. We re cutting loose only those teachers whose work is below standard …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut loose — (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something that you control or own. We re cutting loose only those teachers whose work is below standard …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut loose — cut (someone/something) loose to get rid of or release someone or something. He made it in baseball to the major leagues, but the Sox cut him loose because he could not hit. Many workers will be cut loose in the upcoming staff reductions …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut loose — phrasal 1. : to free from custody, contact, restraint, or check 2. : to free oneself from domination, control, restraint, inhibition, or influence he cut loose from his domineering father 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut loose — informal 1) if someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they stop being influenced or controlled by someone I think it s about time you cut loose from your family. 2) informal to stop behaving in a controlled way and start having fun …   English dictionary

  • cut loose —    If someone cuts loose or is cut loose, they stop being influenced or controlled by another person or group.     He s thirty years old and still hasn t cut loose from his familiy …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cut someone loose — cut (someone/something) loose to get rid of or release someone or something. He made it in baseball to the major leagues, but the Sox cut him loose because he could not hit. Many workers will be cut loose in the upcoming staff reductions …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut something loose — cut (someone/something) loose to get rid of or release someone or something. He made it in baseball to the major leagues, but the Sox cut him loose because he could not hit. Many workers will be cut loose in the upcoming staff reductions …   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

  • loose — loose1 W3S3 [lu:s] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not firmly attached)¦ 2¦(not attached)¦ 3¦(not tied tightly)¦ 4¦(hair)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(free)¦ 7¦(not exact)¦ 8¦(not very controlled)¦ 9¦(not solid)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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