to cut off

Synonyms

intercept

Examples

The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits. William S. Burroughs

To cut off the confusion and accept an answer just because it's too scary not to have an answer is a good way to get the wrong answer. Janet Jackson

I want to cut off her head and take out her heart. Bram Stoker

The fox advised the others to cut off their tails, because he had left his own in the trap. Italian Proverb

It is better to cut off the head that has no pride. Arabic Proverb

To cut off the head is no remedy for the headache. African Proverb

Words in the phrase

to cut off

Close letter words and terms

to cure completely To cut to cut a long story short to cut out to damage to date