Origins of “Cut of Your Jib” To get to the origin of the above expression, we have to first, obviously enough, find out what a “jib” is. In the lexicon of sailing terms, a jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast to the bowsprit or a boom. Small sailboats ha...
Noun1.cut of beef- cut of meat from beef cattle cut of meat,cut- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass chuck- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade chuck short ribs- between the chuck and the brisket ...
cut of (one's) jib cut of his/her jib, I don't like the cut of one's jib cut off cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face cut off at the pass cut off at the pass, to cut off from the (outside) world cut off nose to spite face cut off one's nose to spite one...
(saying) do only what you have enough money to do and no more:This has not been a good year for us financially, and we must be prepared to cut our coat according to our cloth. See also:accord,cloth,coat,cut,to Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017 ...
Cut numbers cut of (one's) jib cut of beef cut of her jib cut of his jib cut of his/her jib, I don't like the cut of jib cut of lamb cut of meat cut of mutton cut of my jib cut of one's jib cut of our jib cut of our jibs cut of pork cut of somebody's jib ▼Comp...
Abbreviate, stop abruptly, as inThe thunderstorm cut short our picnic, orShe cut her short, saying she'd already heard the story of their breakup. Shakespeare used this term to mean "put a sudden end to someone's life": "Rather than bloody war shall cut them short" (2 Henry VI, 4:...
Inf.Stop doing that!; Stop saying that! (Fixed order.)Sue: Why, I think you have a crush on Mary! Tom: Cut it out!"Cut it out!" yelled Tommy as Billy hit him again. See also:cut McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies...