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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Could you please help me to understand the following sentence:
We have got our work cut out for us.
We have got our work cut out for us.
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cut out 1. To remove by or as if by cutting. 2.
- cut out 1.
- To remove by or as if by cutting.
- 2.
- To form or shape by or as if by cutting.
- 3.
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cut out
1. To remove by or as if by cutting.
2. To form or shape by or as if by cutting.
3. To take the place of; supplant.
4. To suit or fit by nature: I'm not cut out to be a hero.
5. To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We've got our work cut out for us.
6. To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun.
7. To stop; cease.
8. Informal
1. To remove by or as if by cutting.
2. To form or shape by or as if by cutting.
3. To take the place of; supplant.
4. To suit or fit by nature: I'm not cut out to be a hero.
5. To assign beforehand or by necessity; predetermine: We've got our work cut out for us.
6. To deprive: felt cut out of all the fun.
7. To stop; cease.
8. Informal
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Thank you
But I did not ask the meaning of "cut out".
I cannot understand the meaning of the expression.
I would be very grateful if somebody answer me.
Thank you in advance
But I did not ask the meaning of "cut out".
I cannot understand the meaning of the expression.
I would be very grateful if somebody answer me.
Thank you in advance
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This is a common phrase in America, it means:
We have a lot of work to do.
We are going to have to work hard.
We have a lot of work to do.
We are going to have to work hard.
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