I can take care of myself." "I don't think so. Matt could have seriously cut you up last night."

VOA: special.2010.01.20

So,if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to the main point of your story quickly.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Engineers had to cut trees and cover the muddy roads with logs so wagons would not sink.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

So it may help cut the production of carbon gases linked to climate change.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

"I have to cut down . It is an Indian wedding, so you cannot do without gold, so I have to give,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

That smells wonderful. And 'cause I was a gozillionaire and I liked doing it so much, I cut that grass for free.

VOA: standard.other

Nothing is free. So,the reason I make that point is, you cannot ask local elected officials to raise teacher salaries and cut taxes and balance the budget and increase roads.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

"we were really concerned because we don't have strong global alliances that the other countries or cities have, so I think that might be one of the reasons we got cut,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

"It's part of the problem of the entertainment and tourist industry that you are so dependent upon a buoyant economy, because one of the first things that people cut is their discretionary leisure spending."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Earlier this year, police salaries were increased and many are now being paid through bank transfers, so no one is able to take a cut of a policeman's pay before it gets into the hands of the employee.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16