Health

cut something out

stop using or remove something

To stop having or using something, or to remove it from a larger thing.

B1 very common speech & writing

phrasal verb

Hear it in real life

Why is the episode shorter?

They cut that scene out.

Play the conversation

I've cut sugar out of my tea because I'm trying to eat less sweet food.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I've cut out from my diet fizzy drinks.

Say: I've cut fizzy drinks out of my diet.

Put the object after "cut" or after "out"; do not place it directly after "out" with "from" in this pattern.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

cut something out; cut something out of something

Your turn: say it out loud

I've cut sugar out of my tea because I'm trying to eat less sweet food.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

cut something out

stop using or remove something

“I've cut sugar out of my tea because I'm trying to eat less sweet food.”

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