cut one's losses

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Definitions of cut one's losses words

noun cut one's losses to give up spending time, money, or energy on an unprofitable or unsuccessful activity 3
verb cut one's losses To discontinue an effort that seems unlikely ever to bear fruit. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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