| cut | ~ a long story short, memendekkan cerita; ~ a sorry figure, kelihatan menyedihkan: he ~ a sorry figure with his whole body covered in mud, dia kelihatan menyedihkan dgn seluruh badannya berlumuran lumpur; ~ and run, (sl) cabut lari; ~ it fine, kesuntukan masa: you will be ~ting it fine if you arrive at the station five minutes before the train leaves, anda akan kesuntukan masa jika anda sampai ke stesen lima minit sebelum kereta api berlepas; ~ loose, cut free, a. (person, animal) melepaskan dr /tambatan, ikatan/: he ~ loose the captured horse, dia melepaskan kuda yg ditangkap itu dr tambatan; b. (boat) memutuskan tali tambatan; ~ o’s losses, mengelakkan drpd bertambahnya kerugian: they decided to ~ their losses by closing the business, mereka memutuskan utk mengelakkan drpd bertambahnya kerugian dgn menutup perniagaan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |