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Idiom

cut up nasty

Meaning

To become angry; to make a fuss.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Don't cut up nasty just because you lost the game.”

“The customer started to cut up nasty when the manager refused to offer a refund.”

“Although the committee initially agreed to the terms, the chairman began to cut up nasty once he realized the budget cuts would affect his department.”

Examples

simple

“Don't cut up nasty just because you lost the game.”

contextual

“The customer started to cut up nasty when the manager refused to offer a refund.”

complex

“Although the committee initially agreed to the terms, the chairman began to cut up nasty once he realized the budget cuts would affect his department.”

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