cut sth out

— Phrasal Verb with cut

/kʌt/ verb (present participle cutting, past tense and past participle cut)

Definition

SHAPE › to remove something or form a shape by cutting, usually something made of paper or cloth: She cut out his picture from the magazine.

STOP EATING › to stop eating or drinking something, usually to improve your health: I've cut out red meat from my diet.

Cut it out! informal › something you say to tell someone to stop doing something annoying: Cut it out! Can't you see I'm trying to work?

not be cut out to be sth/not be cut out for sth › to not have the right qualities for something: I'm not really cut out to be a nurse.

(Definition of cut sth out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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