cut+a+dash
21cut — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp edged instrument (cut his finger; the knife won t cut). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by into) divide or be divided with a knife etc. (cut the bread;… …
22dash — [[t]dæ̱ʃ[/t]] dashes, dashing, dashed 1) VERB If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. [V adv/prep] Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar... [V adv/prep] She dashed in from the garden. N SING Dash is also a noun. ...a 160 …
23dash — dash1 /dash/, v.t. 1. to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall. 2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another. 3. to splash, often… …
24dash — I. /dæʃ / (say dash) verb (t) 1. to strike violently, especially so as to break to pieces. 2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly. 3. to splash violently; bespatter (with water, mud, etc.). 4. to apply roughly as by splashing. 5. to throw… …
25cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… …
26dash — v. & n. v. 1 intr. rush hastily or forcefully (dashed up the stairs). 2 tr. strike or fling with great force, esp. so as to shatter (dashed it to the ground; the cup was dashed from my hand). 3 tr. frustrate, daunt, dispirit (dashed their hopes) …
27cut a fine figure — British, American & Australian, old fashioned, British, old fashioned if someone cuts a fine figure, people admire their appearance, usually because they are wearing attractive clothes. Giles cut a fine figure in his black velvet suit. Lucy cut a …
28cut a figure — See cut a dash …
29Dash — Dash, n. 1. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash. [1913 Webster] 3. A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial… …
30dash */ — I UK [dæʃ] / US verb Word forms dash : present tense I/you/we/they dash he/she/it dashes present participle dashing past tense dashed past participle dashed 1) [intransitive] to run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry dash… …
