Deal quickly with a complex issue that is causing trouble
Meanings
- Deal quickly with a complex issue that is causing trouble (inseparable, International English)
- Go through a place instead of going around it (inseparable, International English)
- Fail to get attention in the media (intransitive, International English)
Examples
- She CUT THROUGH the bureaucracy that was holding us up and got the deal done.
- We CUT THROUGH the park even though it was closed.
- If a news story does NOT CUT THROUGH, it fails to attract much attention because there are stories attracting more attention, regardless of the merits of the story.