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Slang

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cut one’s wolf loose

Language; Slang

To go on a drinking bout; to get drunk. * I’m gonna go out and cut my wolf loose tonight. * You’re going to cut your wolf loose too often and really get into trouble.

cut out

Language; Slang

To leave; to run away. * It’s late. I think I’ll cut out. * Don’t cut out now. The night is young.

cut someone a break

Language; Slang

To give someone a break. * Come on, cut me a break! I’m a good guy! * I was only a few minutes late! Cut me a break! Don’t dock my pay!

cut someone in (on something)

Language; Slang

To permit someone to share something. * You promised you would cut me in on this caper. * We can’t cut you in. There’s not enough.

cut the dust

Language; Slang

To take a drink of liquor. * I think I’ll stop in here and cut the dust. * I want to cut the dust. Can I have a snort?

To focus on what is important; to abandon the preliminaries and deal with the major points. * All right, let’s stop the idle chatter and cut to the chase. * After a few introductory comments, we cut ...

dialog

Language; Slang

To attempt to deceive someone; to attempt to seduce someone. * Just let me dialog her for a while; then you’ll see some action. * Ron was dialoging this dame when her brother came in.