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cutting out the middleman

cutting out the middleman is the present participle of cut out the middleman.

Meaning of cut out the middleman

Verb

cut out the middleman (third-person singular simple present cuts out the middleman, present participle cutting out the middleman, simple past and past participle cut out the middleman)

  1. (informal) To act without the use of an intermediary or third party.

Questions about cutting out the middleman

What is cutting out the middleman the present participle of?
Cutting out the middleman is the present participle of cut out the middleman.

Words near cutting out the middleman in the dictionary

  1. cutting one's lucky
  2. cutting one's own throat
  3. cutting one's stick
  4. cutting one's teeth
  5. cutting out
  6. cutting out the middleman
  7. cutting red tape
  8. cutting room
  9. cutting rooms
  10. cutting round
  11. cutting short

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