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cut-and-run

cut-and-run noun: a hurried escape or abandonment.

Noun

cut-and-run (plural cut-and-runs)

  1. A hurried escape or abandonment.
    • And Trump’s unprincipled cut-and-run betrays Afghan women’s groups and civil society activists whose precious gains, in terms of personal freedoms, education, healthcare and travel, may be trampled in the rush for the exit.2019 August 19, Simon Tisdall, “Donald Trump’s ‘peace agreement’ is a betrayal of Afghanistan and its people”, in The Guardian
    • At the end of June, however, Hodlife investors discovered their money had disappeared and realised they had been conned. The “rug pull” – or cut-and-run – led the Guardia Civil to open an investigation.2021 November 23, Sam Jones, “Alleged Costa del Sol cryptocurrency con artist arrested”, in The Guardian

Forms of cut-and-run

pluralcut-and-runs

Origin of cut-and-run

From cut and run.

Questions about cut-and-run

What does cut-and-run mean?
Cut-and-run means a hurried escape or abandonment.
What part of speech is cut-and-run?
Cut-and-run is a noun.
What is the plural of cut-and-run?
The plural of cut-and-run is cut-and-runs.

Words near cut-and-run in the dictionary

  1. cut works
  2. cut-and-come-again
  3. cut-and-cover
  4. cut-and-dried
  5. cut-and-paste
  6. cut-and-run
  7. cut-and-runs
  8. cut-and-shut
  9. cut-and-shuts
  10. cut-and-thrust
  11. cut-and-try

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