cut out
cut out (1) {v.}, {slang}
1. To stop; quit.
All right, now — let's cut out the talking.
He was teasing the dog and Joe told him to cut it out.
Compare: BREAK UP (3).
2. To displace in favor.
Tony cut Ed out with Mary.
John cut out two or three other men in trying for a better job.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
