- cut it fine
- cut it/things fine INFORMAL► to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something: »
It's two o'clock now, so you're cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three.
Main Entry: ↑cut
Financial and business terms. 2012.
It's two o'clock now, so you're cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
cut it fine — To take risks by leaving insufficient margin for error • • • Main Entry: ↑cut cut it fine To do something with little time or space to spare • • • Main Entry: ↑fine * * * cut it fine british informal phrase to … Useful english dictionary
cut it fine — If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation … The small dictionary of idiomes
cut it fine — ► cut it fine allow a very small margin of time. Main Entry: ↑fine … English terms dictionary
cut it fine — If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Cut it fine — If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation … Dictionary of English idioms
cut a fine figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive … Useful english dictionary
cut things fine — cut it/things fine INFORMAL ► to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something: »It s two o clock now, so you re cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three. Main Entry: ↑cut … Financial and business terms
cut it fine — cut it/things fine to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn t it? … New idioms dictionary
cut things fine — cut it/things fine to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn t it? … New idioms dictionary
cut things fine — cut it/things ˈfine idiom (informal) to leave yourself just enough time to do sth • If we don t leave till after lunch we ll be cutting it very fine. Main entry: ↑fineidiom … Useful english dictionary