cut someone loose

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cut someone loose

verb cuts someone loose · cutting someone loose · cut someone loose

  1. idiomatic To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation. The pizza chain was forced to close several locations and cut employees loose.

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verb to let someone go

Portuguêsdispensar
Русскийосвободи́ть osvobodítʹ, отпусти́ть otpustítʹ

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@misc{cut_someone_loose_2026,
  title = {cut someone loose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20someone%20loose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}