- cut it fine — To take risks by leaving insufficient margin for error • • • Main Entry: ↑cut cut it fine To do something with little time or space to spare • • • Main Entry: ↑fine * * * cut it fine british informal phrase to …   Useful english dictionary 
- cut it fine — If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation …   The small dictionary of idiomes 
- cut a fine figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive …   Useful english dictionary 
- cut it fine — ► cut it fine allow a very small margin of time. Main Entry: ↑fine …   English terms dictionary 
- cut it fine —    If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions 
- Cut it fine —   If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment.    Cut things fine is the same.    Cut it a bit fine is a common variation …   Dictionary of English idioms  
- cut it/cut things fine —    If you cut it/cut things fine, you leave barely enough time to do something.     You re counting just an hour between the airport and the train station     isn t that cutting things a bit fine? …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions 
- cut a fine figure — British, American & Australian, old fashioned, British, old fashioned if someone cuts a fine figure, people admire their appearance, usually because they are wearing attractive clothes. Giles cut a fine figure in his black velvet suit. Lucy cut a …   New idioms dictionary 
- cut a fine figure — look very good in your clothes, look sharp    When Dee was in her twenties she cut a fine figure in this fur jacket …   English idioms 
- cut it fine — cut it/things fine INFORMAL ► to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something: »It s two o clock now, so you re cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three. Main Entry: ↑cut …   Financial and business terms 
- cut things fine — cut it/things fine INFORMAL ► to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something: »It s two o clock now, so you re cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three. Main Entry: ↑cut …   Financial and business terms