1657. cut a feather, to 1) заст. вдаватися в найдрібніші подробиці, сперечатися через дрібниці; бути надмірно педантичним; 2) мор. спінити воду (про судно); 3) див. С-1655.

1658. Cut a figure, to див. С-1653.

1659. cut a good (або great) figure, to див. С-1653.

1660. cut a jest (або joke), to див. С-1452.

1661. cut a large thong (або large thongs) of another man's leather, to (тж. to cut thongs of other men's hides) бути щедрим за чужий рахунок, щедро розпоряджатися чужим доб­ ром.

1662. cut a lecture, to розм. пропустити, не відвідати лекцію;

І haven't cut a lecture on purpose in five years, but I did it today, and not for any reason at all (A. Saxtort).

1663. cut (або make) a little (або miser­ able, poor, ridiculous, sad, sorry і т. д.) figure, to грати, відігравати незначну роль; здаватися або бути незначним, нікчемним; див. тж. С-1653 та М-296;

As for myself, I thought I cut a miserable figure in the bill (R. Stevenson).

Let me tell you that you cut a poor figure, a very, very poor figure, Harry (B. Shaw).

Imagine, sir, the sad figure you would cut as a war criminal in an Allied Court (S. Heym).

Lewlsham, it was remarked by Miss He\'dinger, made but a poor figure in this discussion (H. Wells).

Generally these John Bulls make but a sorry figure on skates (M. Dodge).

1664. cut a long story short, to due. L-1096.

1665. cut a loss, to [тж. to cut one's loss (або losses)] вчасно залишити невигідне під­ приємство, невигідну справу; див. тж. Т-1381;

One thing' was certain: somehow he would cut his losses! (I, Galsworthy).

It's sometimes better to cut your losses. Cut your losses ratber than go under (A. Cronin).

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1666. cut a miserable figure, to див. С-1663.

1667. cut and come again (тж. cut-and- come-again) 1) n. гостинність, бенкет на славу;

Always happy lo see a Friend in our plain way,—pale sherry, old port, and cut-and-come-again (W, Thackeray).

2) v. їсти з апетитом, уминати.

1668. cut and contrive, to зводити кінці з кінцями; див. тж. £-1451 та М-350.

1669. cut and dried (або dry) (тж. cut-and- dried; cut-and-dry) 1} закінчений, заздале­ гідь готовий (спочатку про лікувальні тра­ ви в аптеці); 2) пєрєн. трафаретний, шаб­ лонний, нудний, сухий, заяложений;

What was her own life but a cut-and-dried affair? (J. Galsworthy).

1670. cut and run, to див. В-431.

1671. cut and thrust 1) v. пікіруватися; 2) n. пікіровка, жвава спірка; 3) attr. (тж. cut-and-thrust) гострий, відточений, вигостре­ ний.

1672. cut a pie, to амер. втручатися у щось.

1673. cut a poor figure, to див. С-1663.

1674. cut a record, to див. В-394.

1675. cut a ridiculous figure, to див. С-1663.

1676. cut a sad figure, to див. С-1663.

1677. Cut a shine, to див. С-1655.

1678. cut a snook at one, to див. С-829.

1679. cut a sorry figure, to див. С-1663.

1680. cut a swath, to див. C-1655.

1681. cut blocks with a razor, to псувати цінний інструмент, використовуючи його не за призначенням; перен. марно тратити си­ ли, займатися дурним ділом;

In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place. Sir, to eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor (O. Goldsmith).

1682. cut both (або two) ways, to бути обоюдогострим, давати два різних резуль­ тати; ^ палиця на два кінці;

"I've only seen him for a few minutes; he looked quite nice, I thought."

"That cuts both ways" {/. Galsworthy).

So it cuts two ways—frightens other people from the trade, and elevates their own characters (Ch. Dickens).

1683. cut capers, to див. С-1651.

1684. cut (або shave) corners, to зрізати кути; перен. урізувати, зменшувати витрати;

You were cutting corners. The way I see it, you'd sell us out in a minute if the price was right (At. Wilson).

Maybe the old man was shaving corners as well as necks — I don't know (B. Gerry).

1685. cut (one) dead, to відвертатися при зустрічі, не вітати при зустрічі, удаючи, що не помічаєш когось, не помічати; ігнорува­ ти, бойкотувати (когось) [dead лише підси­ лює дієслово to cut, яке може вживатися з цим значенням і самостійно];

She cut us dead at the Opera, though Betsy was nodding to her the whole night (IP. Thackeray).

He was criticised in the Press of the time, and cut dead by his acquaintances (D. IP. L., April g, 1958).

1686. cut didoes, to амер. сл. пустувати, строїти, клеїти дурня; здіймати, зчиняти шум, галас, сварку.

1687. cut dirt, to див. В-431.

1688. cut (one) down to size, to розм. по­ ставити на своє місце; дати нагінку, про­ вчити (когось); див. тж. В-2669 та В-2739;

Perhaps you even feel lhat my being cut down to size is good news too (M. Wilson).

1689. cut each other's (або one another's) throats, to смертельно ворогувати; гризтися; розорити, занапастити один одного (конку­ ренцією);

This means that — in one such case_t as this — ten men are deprived of one month's employment; and ten other men are deprived of two months' employment; and all because the employers have been cutting each other's throats to get the work (R. TresselU.

1690. cut every nickel in half, to заоща­ джувати кожну копійку, труситися над кож­ ною копійкою;

Sure, some of them try to cut every nickel in half (D. Carter).

1691. cut eyes, to (тж. to cut one's eye) амер. кинути погляд; див. тж. С-278.

1692. cut fine, to 1) (something) звести до мінімуму; дати мало часу;

When we say that we fear the aftermath, of war we mean, of course, its "disastrous consequences." In its early English beginning aftermath meant "second mowing." When war and such ugly things as that have run the "mower" over us twice, they have cut things too fine for comfort (W. Funk).

2) (something) зробити щось в міру; роз­рахувати щось в обріз; 3) попасти кудись в останній момент.

1693. cut (one) for the simples, to рідк. жарт, оперувати з метою вилікування від дурості.

1694. cut from the same cloth (або piece) див. В-2016.

1695. cut ice, to мати вагу, вплив, зна­ чення; див. тж. С-1707;

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He [= Postmaster General] tried to comfort us even further by claiming that our postal services would still be cheaper than anywhere else on the Continent.., But this is riot likely to cut much ice with those who have to pay 2 d to send a postcart (D. W. L., }uly 19, 1957).

1696. cut it fat, to див. С-1655.

1697. cut it (або thai) out! амер. розм. об- лиш(те)!, годі вжеі;

"How are you, Charlie?"

"Cut It out," Rentle said in a whining voice (A. Maltz).

1698. cut it short! див. С-174І, 2).

1699. cut it too fat, to розм. ^ перебрати міру, перегнути палицю.

1700. cut large thongs of another man's leather, to див. С-1661.

1701. cut like a knife, to різати, як ножем;

And out of Maude's flashing eyes, and through Maude's tightly-compressed lips, the sarcasm came 'cutting like a knife (E. Yates).

1702. cut like a lash, to сікти, як батогом;

As authority came to him his frown grew hard and heavy, his tongue cut like a lash (A. Cronin).

1703. cut loose, to 1) вирватися, звільни­ тися, визволитися; вирватися на волю; 2) (роз)почати атаку; 3) дати чергу, «різо­ нути» (з автомата, кулемета); 4) амер. ро­ зійтися, (дуже) вільно, нестримано поводи­ тися.

1704. cut monkey-shines, to амер. стриба­ ти, пустувати, дуріти; див. тж. С-І65Ї.

1705. cut mutton with one, to [тж. to cut (060 eat, take) one's mutton with one; to eat (або take) a bit of mutton with one; to eat one's bread and salt; to eat one's salt] користуватися чиєюсь гостинністю; обідати з кимсь; див. тж. Н-770;

Bungay replied that he should be happy to have dealings with Mr. Pcndennis, and hoped to have the pleasure of seeing both gents to cut mutton wiih him before long (W. Thackeray).

There was a time in my life when the conscious­ness of having eaten a man's salt rendered me dumb regarding his demerits (W. Thackeray).

1706. cut no figure, to (переважно амер.) не відігравати ніякої ролі, не мати ніякого впливу, ваги; див. тж. С-1653 та С-І663.

1707. cut no ice, to нічого не домогтися; робити щось даремно, на вітер; не мати ніякого впливу, значення, ваги; див. тж. С-1695;

Sir Timothy Fanfield and the Marquess of Shropshire would come in usefully enough later, but, though well known for their hobbies, ihey 'cut no ice' with the general public (7. Galsworthy).

You're in your own house: ceremony cuts no ice with me (B. Shaw).

1708. cut off .a corner, to піти навпростець, найкоротшим шляхом.

1709. cut (something) off in its bloom, to згубити, занапастити в розквіті сил (щось).

1710. cut off one's nose, to див. В-2032.

1711. cut off one's nose (and ears) (for something або to do something), to багато дати (за щось або щоб зробити щось).

1712. cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to див. В-2033.

1713. cut (або шотл. strike) (one) off with a shilling, to позбавити когось, спадщини (залишивши тільки один шилінг, щоб до­ вести, що позбавлення спадщини було пе­ редбаченим);

Only there's one thing 1 order you to avoid, which, if you do not, I'll cut you off with a shil­ling, by Jove (W. Thackeray).

1714. cut of one's jib (або рідше rig), the зовнішній вигляд, зовнішність [the cut of the jib морський термін із значенням форма клівера];

But if they had come to Si, Ronan's because the house at the Well was full —or if she disliked what the sailor calls the cut of their jib —or if, above all, they were critical about their accommo­dations, none so likely as Meg to give them what in her country is called a sloan (W. Scott).

1715. cut of one's rig, the диз. С-І7І4.

1716. cut (one) on a raw, to [тж. to cut (one) on the raw (або tender place); to cut (one) to the heart (або quick, raw, soul, tender place); to gall (або hurt, sting, touch, wound) (one) to the quick; to hit (one)) where it hurts; to hurt (one) to the soul; to take (one) on the raw; to sting (one) to the soul; to touch (one) home; to touch (one) ort a tender place (або point); to touch (one) on the quick (або raw); to touch (one) to the core (або heart); заст. to claw (або hit, rub) (one) on the gall] вразити, дійня,т,и. доі живого; дошкулити (комусь); див. тж.. Т-1866, 2);

GYeat tears gathered in his eyes, and Max. cut to the heart by the child's grief.... caught her hand, in his and held it tenderly (E. Lyall).

The company was already at supper, and by an, oversight that cut me (o the quick, my place had; been forgotten (K. Stevenson).

I cut him to the raw (7. London).

Stung to the quick, Fitzgerald banged his snaff-'box on the table (A. Cronin).

The slightest distress, whether real or fictitious,, touched him to the quick (O. Goldsmith),

One must forgive a fiery passionate soul, wound­ed to the quick, some errors of judgement (Th. Drei­ser).

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You looked as i£ something I had said had (aken you on the raw (A. Doyle).

This thought stung him to the soul (H. Fielding).

This touched Young Jerry on a tender place (Ch. Dickens).

This was touching Mrs. Lupin on a tender point (Ch. Dickens).

Standing there, her eyes flashing fire. Miss Law saw that she had touched me on the raw (A. Cron-in).

The blind man spoke bitterly — the desertion of his dog had touched him to the core (E. Buluner Lytton).