cut ties

verb

To abruptly and/or permanently end a relationship.

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Meanings

verbcut ties (third-person singular simple present cuts ties, present participle cutting ties, simple past and past participle cut ties)

present singular third person cuts ties · participle present cutting ties

  1. To abruptly and/or permanently end a relationship.

Translations

Danish bryde med
  • bryde medTranslations
Finnish katkaista välit
  • katkaista välitTranslations
French couper les ponts
  • couper les pontsTranslations
Polish odcinać się, odciąć się
  • odcinać sięTranslations
  • odciąć sięTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

cut ties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20ties

MLA

“cut ties.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20ties. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut ties,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20ties.

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