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cut through sth
— phrasal verb with cut /kʌt/ verb (present tense cutting, past tense and past participle cut)Definition
› If you cut through something difficult that usually causes problems, you quickly understand it or deal with it so that it does not cause problems for you: She always manages to cut through the complex theory and get at the facts.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of cut through sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
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- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- set about sth phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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