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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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Monta | | - | Latvian |
| Jozo | | - | Croatian |
| Nanook | | - | Native American, Inuit |
| Ige | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Corrie | | ['kɔri] | |
| Aladdin | | ə-LAD-in (English) | Literature |