Cut loose and turn loose
Hi teachers.
I am confused about the difference between TURN LOOSE AND CUT LOOSE.
cut loose.
To free or remove someone or something from something, often by literally cutting.
Luckily, the rescue crew was able to cut the girl loose from her wrecked car and save her life./data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_191128_155521_587.sdoc->
TURN lOOSE
let (someone) loose (on something) To allow someone to do something as they please, without supervision or control. to free someone or something; to remove anything that limits the freedom of action of someone or something:
He turned the horse loose in the field.
So how does it sound if I say
He cut the horse loose in the field?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
pen slide 883 He cut the horse loose in the field? It is unnatural. Was the horse hobbled or secured in a holding pen?
- pen slide 883 He cut the horse loose in the field?
- It is unnatural.
- Was the horse hobbled or secured in a holding pen?
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pen slide 883He cut the horse loose in the field?
It is unnatural.
Was the horse hobbled or secured in a holding pen?
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