cut one's losses

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.
    — But our culture has reinforced the belief that a good marriage just happens, and if it doesn't, you should simply cut your losses and move on to the next partner. After all, that's what we see in the movies.

词形变化

cuts one's losses present,singular,third-person cutting one's losses participle,present cut one's losses participle,past cut one's losses past
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