Comments on: Cut short https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/ Upgrade your English Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/#comment-5603 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:47:05 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19332#comment-5603 In reply to Cemre.

Perfect example

]]> By: Cemre https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/#comment-5578 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 20:30:36 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19332#comment-5578 The president had to cut his official visit short due to security concerns.

]]> By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/#comment-5378 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:55:44 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19332#comment-5378 Great example – I would only say you don’t need “in the building” because that’s pretty well understood when you say, “the fire alarm went off.”

]]> By: Aline https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/#comment-5359 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:21:52 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19332#comment-5359 The CFO of the company had to cut the meeting short when the fire alarm went off in the building.

]]> By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/#comment-5343 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 19:13:46 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19332#comment-5343 In reply to Claudio.

Perfect example!

]]> By: Claudio https://plainenglish.com/expressions/cut-short/#comment-5332 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:39:49 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=19332#comment-5332 This year I had to cut a trip short because the doctor advanced the date of my grandaughter’s birth.

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