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cutting someone off at the knees

cutting someone off at the knees is the present participle and gerund 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 cutting someone off at the knees

What is cutting someone off at the knees the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting someone off at the knees is the present participle and gerund of cut someone off at the knees.

Words near cutting someone off at the knees in the dictionary

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

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