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▸  cut in PHRASAL VERB If you cut in on someone, you interrupt them when they are speaking. □ [V P + on ] Immediately, Daniel cut in on Joanne's attempts at reassurance. □ [V P with quote] 'Not true,' the Duchess cut in. [Also V P ]

▸  cut off

1 PHRASAL VERB If you cut something off , you remove it with a knife or a similar tool. □ [V P n] Mrs Kreutz cut off a generous piece of the meat. □ [V n P n] He cut me off a slice. □ [V n P ] He threatened to cut my hair off.

2 PHRASAL VERB To cut someone or something off means to separate them from things that they are normally connected with. □ [V P n + from ] One of the goals of the campaign is to cut off the enemy from its supplies. □ [V n P ] The storm has cut us off. ●  cut off ADJ □  Without a car we still felt very cut off.

3 PHRASAL VERB To cut off a supply of something means to stop providing it or stop it being provided. □ [V P n] The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital. □ [V n P ] Why cut the money off?

4 PHRASAL VERB If you get cut off when you are on the telephone, the line is suddenly disconnected and you can no longer speak to the other person. □ [be V -ed P ] When you do get through, you've got to say your piece quickly before you get cut off. □ [V n P ] I'm going to cut you off now because we've got lots of callers waiting. [Also V P n (not pron)]

5 PHRASAL VERB If you cut someone off when they are speaking, you interrupt them and stop them from speaking. □ [V n P ] 'But, sir, I'm under orders to–' Clark cut him off. 'Don't argue with me.' [Also V P n]

6 → see also cut-off

7to cut off your nose to spite your face → see nose

▸  cut out

1 PHRASAL VERB If you cut something out , you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife. □ [V P n] Cut out the coupon and send those cheques off today. □ [V n P ] I cut it out and pinned it to my studio wall.

2 PHRASAL VERB If you cut out a part of a text, you do not print, publish, or broadcast that part, because to include it would make the text too long or unacceptable. □ [V P n] I listened to the programme and found they'd cut out all the interesting stuff. □ [V P n + from/of ] Her editors wanted her to cut out the poetry from her novel. [Also V n P ]

3 PHRASAL VERB To cut out something unnecessary or unwanted means to remove it completely from a situation. For example, if you cut out a particular type of food, you stop eating it, usually because it is bad for you. □ [V n P ] I've simply cut egg yolks out entirely. □ [V P n] A guilty plea cuts out the need for a long trial.

4 PHRASAL VERB If you tell someone to cut something out , you are telling them in an irritated way to stop it. [INFORMAL , FEELINGS ] □ [V n P ] Do yourself a favour, and cut that behaviour out. □ [V it P ] 'Cut it out, Chip,' I said. □ [V P n] He had better cut out the nonsense.

5 PHRASAL VERB If you cut someone out of an activity, you do not allow them to be involved in it. If you cut someone out of a will, you do not allow them to share in it. □ [V n P + of ] Environmentalists say this would cut them out of the debate over what to do with public lands. □ [V n P + of ] 'Cut her out of your will,' urged his nephew. □ [be V -ed P ] He felt that he was being cut out. [Also V P n]

6 PHRASAL VERB If an object cuts out the light, it is between you and the light so that you are in the dark. □ [V P n] The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight. [Also V n P ]