cut below

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

cut below (usually uncountable, plural cuts below)

1. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by a) Inferior to the norm.

   As a speaker, he is a cut below.

2. (idiomatic, almost always preceded by a, always followed by a noun phrase) Inferior to.

   He is a cut below the rest in his public speaking.

Antonyms

• cut above