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cutting someone loose

cutting someone loose is the present participle and gerund 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 cutting someone loose

What is cutting someone loose the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting someone loose is the present participle and gerund of cut someone loose.

Words near cutting someone loose in the dictionary

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

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