Example
“She enjoyed the cut and thrust of the televised leadership debate.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
cut and dried
CEFR C1fully settled and clear, with little room for debate or alteration
Neutral
cut loose
CEFR B1to abandon restraint and behave freely or wildly
Informal
cut both ways
CEFR B2to produce both helpful and harmful effects or implications
Neutral
cut a dash
CEFR C1to attract admiring attention with a stylish appearance or confident manner
Neutral
cut your teeth on
CEFR C1to gain your first experience of something, usually early in your career
Informal
on the one hand
CEFR B1used to introduce the first of two contrasting points or sides of an argument
Neutral
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.