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cut through (third-person singular simple present cuts through, present participle cutting through, simple past and past participle cut through)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, through.
- (idiomatic) To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time).
- Can we cut through the bureaucracy and make a decision on the spot?
- To take a shortcut through.
- I usually cut through the woods to get home, but last night it was too dark.
- Synonym: cut across
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Further reading[edit]
- “cut through”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “cut through” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “cut through” (US) / “cut through” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “cut through sth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.