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Meaning of cut through | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, through.
  2. To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time).
    idiomatic
  3. To take a shortcut through.
  4. To reach (an audience etc.).
    figuratively

Examples

“Can we cut through the bureaucracy and make a decision on the spot?”
“I usually cut through the woods to get home, but last night it was too dark.”
“[…] making the case that you cannot understand the climate crisis without understanding that there is an arch from slavery to colonialism and imperialism to the climate crisis … Now we are seeing those arguments cut through.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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