: trim entry 1 sense 3a cut your hair b : mow entry 2 sense 1 cut the grass c : dissolve sense 2 a detergent cuts grease 5 : to make smaller cut costs 6 : to remove with or as if with a knife cut a piece of ham cut two players from the team 7 : to remove ...
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...
The phrase to the bone, literally meaning "through the flesh to the inmost part or core," dates from about 1400. This expression in effect means that everything extraneous has been cut away so that only bone remains. See also: bone, cut, to The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms...
2 of 2 noun 1 a : something cut or cut off a cut of beef b : share entry 1 sense 1 your cut of the winnings 2 a : a product of cutting b : a wound made by something sharp c : a passage made by cutting a railroad cut d : a grade or step especially in a socia...