cut something short Idiom, Proverb

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a short one

a small drink, a small amount of liquor """Can I pour you a drink?"" ""Yes. A short one, please."""

bring you up short

cause you to stop and think, rebuke you When I began to criticize Jan, Mother brought me up short.

caught short

not have enough money when you need it I was caught short and had to borrow some money from my father last week.

fall short

not able to do as well as planned I'm falling short of my career goals because I've been ill.

fall short (of one

not be as good as you expected, not succeed The new movie fell short of everyone

in short supply

not enough, in less than the amount or number needed Experienced computer programmers are in short supply at our company.

long and the short of it

(See the long and the short of it)

make short work of something

finish quickly He made short work of the typing and has started working on the other documents.

cut (someone or something) short

1. To arrest addition so that they stop talking. I was ailing of alert to her adventure so I assuredly cut her short.2. To end article accidentally or abruptly afore its planned conclusion. No one was aghast back the principal's microphone came unplugged, acid his accent short.Learn more: cut, short

cut article ˈshort

accomplish article end afore the accustomed time; arrest something: We’ll accept to cut our break short, I’m afraid. My husband’s ancestor is actively ill. ♢ Our chat was cut abbreviate by the accession of the teacher.Learn more: cut, short, something

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make oneself felt make oneself scarce make out make over make room make room for someone or something make sense make sense of it make short work of something make something of it make something of yourself make something out make something up make strange make sure make the bed make the best of cut out for, to be cut out of cut out of whole cloth cut out to be cut out to be (something) cut school cut short cut some Zs cut some Z's cut somebody dead cut somebody down to size cut somebody short cut somebody some slack cut somebody to the quick cut someone a break cut someone dead cut someone down to size cut someone in cut someone in on something cut someone off in their prime cut someone some slack cut someone some slack, to cut someone to the quick cut someone/something loose cut someone's throat cut something short cut something to ribbons cut something to the bone cut teeth cut teeth on cut the apron strings cut the bull cut the bullshit cut the cackle cut the cheese cut the comedy Cut the comedy! cut the cord cut the crap Cut the crap! cut the deadwood out cut the dust cut the funny stuff cut the Gordian knot cut the Gordian knot, to cut the ground from under cut the ground from under (someone) cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet cut the ground from under someone cut the ground from under someone's feet cut the ground from under(neath) (one's) feet