be cut off | be isolated | |
cut off | disconnect electricity because the bill hasnt been paid | |
cut sth out | do without sth, stop it completely | |
cut down on sth | reduce expenditure on, consumption of, sth | |
cut school | play traunt from school | |
cut right across | quite prevents us from putting plans into practice | |
cut in | interrupt a conversation, swerve too quickly in the front car that ur overtaking so that it has slow | |
cut down | fell eg trees | |
a short cut | direct path avoiding a detour | |
a cutting remark | sarcastic remark designed to hurt | |
do away with | abolish | |
it wont do | it's not good enough or suitable | |
be done up | be very tired, exhausted | |
do up | tie up | |
do up a room | decorate it | |
do up a button | fasten it | |
do up a parcel | wrap it and tie it up | |
do without sth | manage without having sth | |
have to do with sb | have dealings with sb | |
do with - cant | cant stand it, bear it, put up with it | |
do with - could | would like to have, need | |
make do with sth | make oneseld satisfied with sb usually because sb cannot afford anything better | |
draw up | car stopped by the kerb - used of vehicular transport | |
draw up plans | make detailed plans | |
draw up a chair | bring it nearer | |
draw in | getting dark earlier every evenings- june to dec | |
draw out | getting dark - dec to june | |
draw out sb | induce sb to talk more freely | |
draw back from doing sth | shrink from doing sth | |
withdraw | retire from position | |
withdraw one's consent | change sb's mind after sb has agreed to sth | |
be drawn down in sth | be pulled under and killed by sth- quicksands etc | |
draw on | already getting dark | |