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cuts it close

cuts it close is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut it close.

Meaning of cut it close

Verb

cut it close (third-person singular simple present cuts it close, present participle cutting it close, simple past and past participle cut it close)

  1. (colloquial) To barely complete something.
    • Driving 300 miles on one tank of gas was cutting it close, but we arrived safely.
    Synonyms:
    cut it fine
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, it, close.

Questions about cuts it close

What is cuts it close the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts it close is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut it close.

Words near cuts it close in the dictionary

  1. cuts for sign
  2. cuts in
  3. cuts in line
  4. cuts into
  5. cuts it
  6. cuts it close
  7. cuts it fat
  8. cuts it fine
  9. cuts it loose
  10. cuts it up
  11. cuts like a knife

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