cut+and+run

  • 1cut and run — {v.}, {informal} To abandon an unfavorable situation. * /When the price of coffee dropped sharply many investors wanted to cut and run./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2cut and run — {v.}, {informal} To abandon an unfavorable situation. * /When the price of coffee dropped sharply many investors wanted to cut and run./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3Cut and run — For other uses, see Cut and run (disambiguation). Cut and run is a pejorative[citation needed] phrase used in the context of a war or battle meaning cowardly retreat.[citation needed] Thus, stripped of emotional connotation, the phrase simply… …

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  • 4cut and run — verb a) To sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled. They held on as long as they could, but when the heavy artillery fire started, they had to cut and run. b) To hurry away; to escape. President Bush laid out the… …

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  • 5cut and run — to avoid a difficult situation by leaving suddenly. He had learned as a boy that there is a time to stay and fight and a time to cut and run …

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  • 6cut\ and\ run — v informal To abandon an unfavorable situation. When the price of coffee dropped sharply many investors wanted to cut and run …

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  • 7Cut and run (disambiguation) — Cut and run is a pejorative phrase used in the context of a war or battle to mean cowardly retreat. Cut and run may also refer to: Cut and Run (game), a board game Cut and Run (record label), a breakbeat record label This disambiguation page… …

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  • 8Cut and Run (game) — For other uses, see Cut and run (disambiguation). Cut and Run is a board game for 3 to 6 players, produced by Cut and Run Productions Ltd. The main aim of the game is to travel round the circular board, using dice. The space you land on usually… …

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  • 9Cut and run (record label) — infobox record label founder = Nick Annand genre = Breakbeat, Drum and Bass url = http://www.myspace.com/cutruncrewCut Run is a record label specialized in breakbeat bootlegs produced by Nick Annand, also known as Dj Dee Kline, released… …

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  • 10To cut and run — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. i. 1. To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well. [1913 Webster] 2. To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument. [1913 Webster] Panels of white wood that… …

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