Example
“After the exams ended, the students cut loose at a small beach party.”
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cut a dash
CEFR C1to attract admiring attention with a stylish appearance or confident manner
Neutral
cut both ways
CEFR B2to produce both helpful and harmful effects or implications
Neutral
cut and dried
CEFR C1fully settled and clear, with little room for debate or alteration
Neutral
cut and thrust
CEFR C1the vigorous back-and-forth of intense argument or competition
Neutral
cut your teeth on
CEFR C1to gain your first experience of something, usually early in your career
Informal
go bananas
CEFR B1to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control
Informal
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