Expresiones con verbos claves - Verbo "to cut"
Idioms with key verbs - Verb "to cut"
| to cut a deal |
hacer un trato |
| to cut a fine figure |
causar una buena impresión |
| to cut a long story short |
hacerla corta |
| to cut a swath |
abrirse paso |
| to cut and paste |
cortar y pegar |
| to cut and run |
salir corriendo |
- I think I cut a good deal for the Mercedes.
- If you want to cut a fine figure at the interview, dress appropriately.
- To cut a long story short, Meg found Dan at a hospital.
- The fire cut swath through the woods and destroyed everything in its way.
- Just select the text and then cut and paste. It's easy.
- When I saw my ex coming toward me I just wanted to cut and run.
| to cut both ways |
ser un arma de doble filo |
| to cut capers |
hacer cabriolas |
| to cut class/school |
hacerse la rata, faltar a clase |
| to cut corners |
ahorrar esfuerzos |
| to cut it fine |
dejar algo para último momento |
| to cut no ice with someone |
no tener importancia para alguien |
- We need a cat to get rid of the rats but my mom hates cats. It cuts both ways!
- The kids were cutting capers to get our attention.
- Billy's been cutting school and going to the park with his friends.
- Giving your kid whatever he wants to shut him up is just cutting corners!
- I'm always late for everything because I cut everything fine!
- After that strong argument they had, Phil cuts no ice with Stacey.
| to cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
tirar piedras contra el propio tejado |
| to cut one's losses |
cortar por lo sano |
| to cut one's teeth on something |
adquirir experiencia en algo |
| to cut someone dead |
negarle el saludo a alguien |
| to cut someone some slack |
no ser tan severo con alguien |
| to cut someone to the quick |
herir en lo más profundo |
- You can't just quit because the boss shouted at you! You'll be cutting off your nose to spite your own face.
- We were very unhappy together so we decided to cut our losses and get separated.
- When I graduated as a lawyer, I cut my teeth on a small law firm in San Francisco.
- Is Kim mad at me? I saw her the other day and said 'hi' but she cut me dead!
- Cut the poor boy some slack! He only got a C on the test, it's not that bad!
- Carrie really cut me to the quick when she told me I was a lousy mother.
| to cut the ground from under someone's feet |
serrucharle el piso a alguien |
| to cut the mustard |
estar a la altura de las circunstancias |
| to cut to the chase |
ir al grano |
- The new accountant cut the ground from under my feet and now he's got my job!
- I auditioned for a role in the school play but I didn't cut the mustard.
- When we were all there we cut to the chase and started talking about the problem.
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