Example
“After the exams ended, the students cut loose at a small beach party.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
cut a dash
Neutral · CEFR C1
to attract admiring attention with a stylish appearance or confident manner
cut both ways
Neutral · CEFR B2
to produce both helpful and harmful effects or implications
cut and dried
Neutral · CEFR C1
fully settled and clear, with little room for debate or alteration
cut and thrust
Neutral · CEFR C1
the vigorous back-and-forth of intense argument or competition
cut your teeth on
Informal · CEFR C1
to gain your first experience of something, usually early in your career
go bananas
Informal · CEFR B1
to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control
Source methodology
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