cut somedoy off
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Phrasal verbs
CUT somebody OFF
The day I had to work on the switchboard I kept cutting
people off!
Kenneth slammed the phone down and cut her off.
Operator, I've just been cut off. Can you reconnect me?
MEANINGComplete the explanation of this meaning of cutting somebody off bychoosing two words from the list below:
To _________________ a telephone
conversation by _________________the
connection.
Interrupt continue making breaking
interrupt
breaking
GRAMMARWhich of these are grammatically
possible?
a)She cut her friend off.
b) She cut off her friend.
c) She cut him off.
d) She cut off him.
e) She was cut off.
PRACTICERewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same, using a form of cut somebody off:
a) Their telephone connection was suddenly broken.
They _____________________________ were suddenly cut off
b) Operator, the connection with the person I was talking to has been broken.Operator, we______________________
c) I´m so sorry. My son was playing with the phone and broke our connection.I´m so sorry. My son_______________
´ve been cut off.
cut us off.
OTHER MEANINGS
Cut somebody off can also mean “to interrupt somebody
when they are speaking:
He rudely cut me off in mid-sentence.
He put his hand over her mouth to cut off her cry of
fear.
My explanation for why I was late was abruptly cut
off.
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