| 单词 | to cut and dry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cut and dry 40. to cut and carve: see carve v. 11. to cut and contrive: to practise economy so as to keep one's expenses within one's means. to cut and dry: to render cut and dried: see cut adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > moderation or reduction in expenditure > spend money sparingly [verb (intransitive)] > live within one's means to cut one's cloth according to one's calling1546 to hold or bring (bare) buckle and thong together1600 to cut and contrive1854 to make buckle and tongue meet1859 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times i. ii. 7 A mighty man at cutting and drying. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. iii. 53 I am obliged to cut and contrive. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 8) 360 You cannot cut and dry truth. 1888 J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge xiv Cutting and contriving to make both ends meet. < as lemmas |
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