cut short

Idioms  

1. Abbreviate, stop abruptly, as in The thunderstorm cut short our picnic, or She cut her short, saying she'd already heard the story of their breakup. Shakespeare used this term to mean “put a sudden end to someone's life”: “Rather than bloody war shall cut them short” (2 Henry VI, 4:4), a less common usage today. The broader usage dates from the mid-1600s.

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Example Sentences

"I found only one taxi," said French tourist Frederic Monnet, who cut short a trip to a picturesque valley in western Cuba to head back to Havana.

From Barron's

His four-year deal with the Jets was cut short by a year in 2019, when he left the franchise because of disciplinary problems and poor form.

From BBC

Tom Roebuck takes Feyi-Waboso's place on the right wing in what will be his first appearance since a try-scoring display against New Zealand in November, with a broken toe cutting short his Autumn Nations campaign.

From Barron's

His horse’s body and skin were both stark white, and his hair black, cut short, and his eyes green.

From Literature

Her gray hair is cut short, almost in the same style Dr.

From Literature

Related Words

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• break off
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