cut (someone) loose



cut (someone) loose

To end a relationship with someone, often abruptly. A: "Wait, they fired you?" B: "Yes! They just cut me loose with no explanation!" If he keeps calling me at all hours of the night, I'm going to have to cut him loose, I mean it!
See also: cut, loose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarmenKAHR-men (Spanish), KAHR-mən (English)Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian
BishopBISH-əpEnglish
Godivagə-DIE-və (English)Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
ArmoAHR-moFinnish
AeolusEE-ə-ləs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
LiekeLEE-kəDutch