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cutting it close

cutting it close is the present participle and gerund 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 cutting it close

What is cutting it close the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting it close is the present participle and gerund of cut it close.

Words near cutting it close in the dictionary

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

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