Sekirov Dictionary

cut and run

verb 3
cut-and-run noun 1
forms 4

verb3

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To hurry away; to escape.
- “I just say it’s curious, that’s all. Here’s a young man who ought to cut and run, but he doesn’t cut and run. He stays here, and gives us every facility for comparing footmarks.” — 1925
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To abandon a position as quickly as possible.
- They held on as long as they could, but when the heavy artillery fire started, they had to cut and run.
- The President laid out the scenario we face if the United States decides to cut and run.
To cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it.

cut-and-run noun1

A hurried escape or abandonment.

forms

cut and ran · cutting and running · cuts and runs · cut-and-runs

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