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cuts someone off at the knees

cuts someone off at the knees is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut someone off at the knees.

Meaning of cut someone off at the knees

Verb

cut someone off at the knees (third-person singular simple present cuts someone off at the knees, present participle cutting someone off at the knees, simple past and past participle cut someone off at the knees)

  1. To abruptly thwart someone, shut them down, or put them in their place.

Questions about cuts someone off at the knees

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

Words near cuts someone off at the knees in the dictionary

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

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