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cut someone loose

cut someone loose verb: to let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.

Verb

cut someone loose (third-person singular simple present cuts someone loose, present participle cutting someone loose, simple past and past participle cut someone loose)

  1. (idiomatic) To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.
    • The pizza chain was forced to close several locations and cut employees loose.

Forms of cut someone loose

third-person singular presentcuts someone loose
present participlecutting someone loose
past participlecut someone loose
pastcut someone loose

Questions about cut someone loose

What does cut someone loose mean?
Cut someone loose means to let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.
What part of speech is cut someone loose?
Cut someone loose is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut someone loose?
The past tense of cut someone loose is cut someone loose.

Words near cut someone loose in the dictionary

  1. cut sigs
  2. cut slingload
  3. cut some shapes
  4. cut someone cold
  5. cut someone dead
  6. cut someone loose
  7. cut someone off at the knees
  8. cut someone slack
  9. cut someone some slack
  10. cut someone's comb
  11. cut someone's throat

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