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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 |
Margaret | | MAHR-grit, MAHR-gə-rit | English |
Calanthia | | kə-LAN-thee-ə | English (Rare) |
Judite | | zhoo-DEE-tə (Portuguese), zhoo-JEE-chə (Brazilian Portuguese) | Portuguese |
Lucille | | [lu:'si:l] | |
Edna | | ['ednə] | |
Biserka | | - | Croatian, Serbian |