English
Adjective
cut out
- idiom Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
#:I'm not really cut out for camping outdoors. I'm allergic to mosquito bites.
Usage notes
Very rarely found in a positive sense. Not cut out being by far the more common usage.
Verb
cut out
- To remove or shape by cutting.
#:Cut out the letters and paste them on the poster.
- idiom To refrain from
#:He had to cut out smoking in order to be prepared for the marathon
- idiom To stop a person or company from sharing something.
#:If we cut out the middle-man, we will both have better profits.
Usage notes
In all senses the object can come before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, it MUST come before the particle.
Category:English phrasal verbs
Category:English simple past forms
Category:English past participles
See also
cut it out
io:cut out
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