| cut | ~ no ice, (colloq) tak termakan, tak ada kesan: his clever talk ~ no ice with her, kepetahannya bercakap tdk termakan oleh gadis itu; ~ o’s teeth on st, (fig.) mencari pengalaman dlm sst; ~ slits in, mengelar; ~ so. dead, buat tdk kenal pd sso; ~ so. to the /heart, quick/, melukakan /hati,perasaan/ sso; ~ so. short, memotong cakap sso: I tried to explain it to him but he ~ me short, saya mencuba menerangkan hal itu kepadanya tetapi dia memotong cakap saya; ~ st short, i. (of so.) memendekkan, menyingkatkan: the prime minister ~ short his holiday on learning of the attempted coup, perdana menteri itu terpaksa memendekkan cutinya selepas mengetahui ttg percubaan rampasan kuasa tersebut; ii. (of st), (act.) menyebabkan sst terhenti; (pass.) terhenti: a career ~ short by illness, kerjaya yg terhenti disebabkan penyakit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |