Cut ties meaning in English
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Definition
to cut ties: to end communication or a relationship
It would be a good idea to cut ties with them now, while it's early. Don't contact them again!
Examples
- "It was never my intention to put you in a position where you had to choose between defending one of your employees and cutting your ties with our company."
- "However, it must be said that we are not about to cut our ties with our current suppliers to enable Delavigne and its subsidiaries to create a skin-care monopoly."
Exercise 1
"We are not about to cut our ties with our current suppliers to enable Delavigne and its subsidiaries to create a skin-care monopoly."
This means that McGillicutty's with their current suppliers and a Delavigne monopoly.
This means that McGillicutty's with their current suppliers and a Delavigne monopoly.
"We are not about to cut our ties with our current suppliers to enable Delavigne and its subsidiaries to create a skin-care monopoly."
This means that McGillicutty's won't end their relationship 1 with their current suppliers and facilitate 2 a Delavigne monopoly.
This means that McGillicutty's won't end their relationship 1 with their current suppliers and facilitate 2 a Delavigne monopoly.
1 won't end their relationship: This is the correct choice. Ms. Bratwurst uses the idiom "to cut one's ties", which means to "end a relationship" or to "terminate a contact". She is expressing that her company is unwilling to end its relationship with Kalvin Krime in order to "enable a Delavigne monopoly".
1 refuses to negotiate: This is incorrect. The expression "to cut one's ties" does not indicate that McGillicutty's "refuses to negotiate" with their current suppliers.
1 will reduce their accounts : This is incorrect. The expression "to cut one's ties" does not indicate that McGillicutty's will reduce their accounts with their current suppliers.
1 will not compete: This is incorrect. The expression "to cut one's ties" does not indicate that McGillicutty's will not "compete" with their current suppliers.
2 facilitate: Ms. Bratwurst writes that McGillicutty's won't "enable" a Delavigne monopoly. To "enable" means to "allow" or to "permit", and in this context shares a similar meaning with the verb "to facilitate".
2 impede: "To impede" conveys a sense entirely opposite to the verb "to enable". Bratwurst is in fact trying to communicate that McGillicutty's refuses to participate in a Delavigne monopoly. "To impede" means "to block" or "to hinder".
2 ignore: "To ignore" does not express the same sense as "to enable". This choice is incorrect.
2 block: "To block" conveys a sense entirely opposite to the verb "to enable". Bratwurst is in fact trying to communicate that McGillicutty's refuses to participate in a Delavigne monopoly.
Exercise 2
Barbara apologizes to Bruno for forcing him "to cut his ties" with the Perfume Hut. The expression "To cut one's ties" means .
Barbara apologizes to Bruno for forcing him "to cut his ties" with the Perfume Hut. The expression "To cut one's ties" means to end a relationship.
to end a relationship: This is the correct choice here. "To cut one's ties" is an expression meaning "to end a relationship". In this context, a "tie" is a link or relationship between the two companies.
to fire an employee: This is incorrect. "To fire an employee" is not synonymous with the expression "to cut ones ties". "To fire (an employee)" is to dismiss someone from a job, often because of unprofessional behavior or poor performance.
to charge a sum of money: This is incorrect. "To charge a sum of money" is not synonymous with the expression "to cut one's ties".
to tear up a cravat: This is incorrect. This is a literal interpretation of the phrase, which in fact does not really mean anything!
Exercise 3
Choose the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a true statement. Luna writes that the second apartment she visited was close to the railroad tracks. Railroad tracks are the structure which allows trains to move. They are "rails" or "tracks" on which trains move from one point to another.
This statement is false. To "cut all ties" is to completely remove any connection, contact or communication to a group or person. Luna writes "if anything matching my requirements does come up, I am still interested", indicating that if Jacob is able to find a better apartment, she is still interested. She also asks that Jacob keep her "records on file", which suggests that she wishes to be contacted in the case that Flatman has an apartment of interest.
Luna begins her letter by writing "none of the apartments I visited were acceptable".
This is a true statement. Luna writes "Perhaps if the apartment had been wired with electricity, I could have seen the color scheme". This construction indicates that because the apartment wasn't wired for electricity (or had no lights), Luna couldn't see the colors of the apartment. A "color scheme" is a pattern or series of colors.
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