Idiom
cut a swath
Meaning
Alternative form of cut a wide swath.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new manager cut a swath through the old office rules.”
“The storm cut a swath through the forest, leaving many fallen trees in its wake.”
“The ambitious politician cut a swath through the opposition, effectively silencing any dissent within the party ranks.”
Examples
simple
“The new manager cut a swath through the old office rules.”
contextual
“The storm cut a swath through the forest, leaving many fallen trees in its wake.”
complex
“The ambitious politician cut a swath through the opposition, effectively silencing any dissent within the party ranks.”
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