Cut! A

By Berni | July 3, 2008

Match up these common uses of ‘cut’!

Answers for Quiz [1].

1. phrasal verb – stop working due to a lack of power / fuel (correct)
2. adjective describing a man who is tidy in appearance and behaves well (correct)
3. quicker way of doing something in order to save time or effort; route which leads from one place to another which is quicker and more direct than the usual route (correct)
4. omitting all the details of an incident (correct)
5. phrasal verb – interrupt (correct)
6. do sth in the easiest, cheapest or shortest way to save time / money / effort (correct)
7. phrasal verb – exclude someone (correct)
8. ignore someone completely (correct)
9. have something very difficult to do (correct)
10. phrasal verb – break a connection in communication – eg in a conversation or on the telephone (correct)
11. a share of the profits of a deal / transaction (correct)
12. serve both sides of an argument (correct)