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cuts someone loose

cuts someone loose is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut someone loose.

Meaning of cut someone loose

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.

Questions about cuts someone loose

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

Words near cuts someone loose in the dictionary

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

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