01/08/2024
More explanations of the phrasal verb "cut off".
1️⃣ Cut off(verb), to remove something from something else by cutting. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cut" and "off."
▶️ Your plant might bloom again if you cut off the dead flowers.
▶️ Yikes, we need to cut off that broken branch before it falls on someone's car!
▶️ Ugh, I need to just cut this broken fingernail off—it keeps getting snagged on everything.
2️⃣ Cut somebody off: to stop people from continuing a phone conversation by breaking the phone connection.
▶️ We were cut off before she could give me directions.
2️⃣ Cut something off: to remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool such as a knife:
▶️ Remember to cut off the fat before you fry the steak.
3️⃣ Cut something off: to stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc.:
▶️ If this bill is not paid within five days, your gas supply will be cut off.
▶️ The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route/supplies.
4️⃣ To change direction.
▶️ Follow the river to where it cuts off to the left and then you'll see the picnic area.
▶️ Be careful you don't trip when the trail suddenly cuts off to the right.
▶️ I definitely thought I was gonna barf when the roller coaster sharply cut off to the left after that second big drop.
