cut out for

cut out for
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. suited for, fitted for, suitable, adequate; see fit 1 , 2 .

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  • cut out(1) — {v.}, {slang} 1. To stop; quit. * /All right, now let s cut out the talking./ * /He was teasing the dog and Joe told him to cut it out./ Compare: BREAK UP(3). 2. To displace in favor. * /Tony cut Ed out with Mary./ * /John cut out two or three… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cut out(1) — {v.}, {slang} 1. To stop; quit. * /All right, now let s cut out the talking./ * /He was teasing the dog and Joe told him to cut it out./ Compare: BREAK UP(3). 2. To displace in favor. * /Tony cut Ed out with Mary./ * /John cut out two or three… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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