Смысл: adrift 
adrift 1. [əʹdrıft] a predic
<Í> плывущий по течению, без руля и без ветрил; брошенный на произвол судьбы
to be adrift - а) плыть по течению; б) блуждать; скитаться; в) мор.
his mind was adrift - его мысли блуждали
I am all adrift - я в растерянности /сбит с толку, запутался/
2.[əʹdrıft] adv
<Í> по течению; по воле волн; свободно, вольно
to set /to cut/ adrift - а) пустить по течению; б) бросить на произвол судьбы
to go adrift - дрейфовать
he cut himself adrift from his people [friends] - он порвал со своими родными [друзьями]
the tip of your pen is coming adrift and will soon fall off - колпачок вашей ручки отвинтился и скоро соскочит
to turn adrift - а) выгнать из дому; б) бросить /оставить/ на произвол судьбы; в) уволить со службы
<Í> плывущий по течению, без руля и без ветрил; брошенный на произвол судьбы
2.
<Í> по течению; по воле волн; свободно, вольно
be cut adrift Идиома
cast adrift
cast adriftsee cast loose.
cut adrift
cut adriftSeparated or detached; freed. For example, The dissenters were cut adrift from the denomination. This expression alludes to cutting the rope of a floating vessel so that it drifts without direction or purpose. The figurative use of adrift dates from the late 1600s.
be cut adrift
To be alone or cut off from something. Likened to a baiter accepting its ballast cut so that it drifts advisedly in the water. She was cut afloat afterwards her parents begin drugs in her allowance and kicked her out of the house.Learn more: adrift, cut
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