cuts a rug
cuts a rug is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut a rug.
Meaning of cut a rug
Verb
cut a rug (third-person singular simple present cuts a rug, present participle cutting a rug, simple past and past participle cut a rug)
- To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.
- Young-generation patrons seem to be as fascinated watching the more mature dancers cut a rug.1991 December 15, Ron Alexander, “A Step Back to Supper Clubs and Swing”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Sep 2008
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, a, rug.
Questions about cuts a rug
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- Cuts a rug is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut a rug.
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