cut the crap in English

Forms: cuts the crap [present, singular, third-person], cutting the crap [participle, present], cut the crap [participle, past], cut the crap [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: American English, 1930s. Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> the crap}} cut the crap (third-person singular simple present cuts the crap, present participle cutting the crap, simple past and past participle cut the crap)

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  "etymology_text": "American English, 1930s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuts the crap",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cutting the crap",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut the crap",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut the crap",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cut<,,cut> the crap"
      },
      "expansion": "cut the crap (third-person singular simple present cuts the crap, present participle cutting the crap, simple past and past participle cut the crap)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stop prevaricating or lying."
      ],
      "id": "en-cut_the_crap-en-verb-QL~aMDmR",
      "links": [
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ],
        [
          "prevaricating",
          "prevaricate"
        ],
        [
          "lying",
          "lying"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) To stop prevaricating or lying."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "beat around the bush"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cut the crud"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut the bullshit"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut to the chase"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut the shit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut the crap"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "American English, 1930s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuts the crap",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cutting the crap",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut the crap",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut the crap",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cut<,,cut> the crap"
      },
      "expansion": "cut the crap (third-person singular simple present cuts the crap, present participle cutting the crap, simple past and past participle cut the crap)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "beat around the bush"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stop prevaricating or lying."
      ],
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "prevaricating",
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        ],
        [
          "lying",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) To stop prevaricating or lying."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cut the crud"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut the bullshit"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut to the chase"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut the shit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut the crap"
}

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"cut the crap" meaning in English

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