The phrasal verb cut out brings to mind removing an article or advertisement from a newspaper with a pair of scissors, but this idiom has developed a number of uses. Here are ten of them.
1) to remove with scissors or a knife.
→ She cut out a newspaper article.
2) to remove from a diet, etc.
→ He cut out all fats and sugar from your diet.
3) to block light.
→ The curtains cut out the sunlight.
4) to be suitable for a kind of work.
→ I’m not cut out for hard work like this.
5) to stop operating.
→ The engine suddenly cut out.
6) to have interruptions in radio or cellphone reception.
→ I didn’t hear that. You’re cutting out.
7) to not print or broadcast part of an article, etc.
→ I cut out the third paragraph of the news article.
8) to depart suddenly. Informal/colloquial.
→ Peter cut out for the store the minute he hear about the sale.
9) to shape or form by cutting.
→ Mary slowly cut out the form of a fish from a piece of wood.
10) to not include.
→ Don't cut me out of your plans.
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