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cut-and-runs

cut-and-runs is the plural of cut-and-run.

Meaning of cut-and-run

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

Questions about cut-and-runs

What is cut-and-runs the plural of?
Cut-and-runs is the plural of cut-and-run.

Words near cut-and-runs in the dictionary

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

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