Friday, October 10, 2014

Lesson 264--Cut Your Losses


 
 
Idiom:  to cut one's losses

When things aren't going well, you might have to quit something and take a loss.   That loss might be in the form of money, reputation, territory or property.  You are going to lose something, but maybe if you wait, you will lose more.  Cutting your losses means limiting how much you will lose.

examples

 
The new product wasn't selling well, so the company decided to cut their losses and stop production.
Daniel was having trouble and decided to cut his losses and sell his house for less than he paid.

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