Meanings
verbcut it fat (third-person singular simple present cuts it fat, present participle cutting it fat, simple past and past participle cut it fat)
present singular third person cuts it fat · participle present cutting it fat
- UKobsoleteslangTo exaggerate or show off.
He had seen, at the theatre, a tar raise a racket, […] Making love in sea terms, and cutting it fat
1870, Tale of the Sea: And Other Poems, John FraserSynonyms: big up, cut round, hyperbolize, swagger, big up, exaggerate, hyperbolize, overcharge
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo exaggerate or show off.
Also see
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