cut sth up

— Phrasal Verb with cut

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

Definition

› to cut something into pieces

be cut up UK informal › to be very upset about something: He was very cut up when his brother died.

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

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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