Learn 13 phrasal verbs that use the word ‘cut’ in English. I’ll teach you the meaning and usage of phrasal verbs such as cut down, cut back, cut through, cut across, and more. Watch, learn, test yourself with the quiz, and then…use them!
Hi Adam
Thank you very much for your lesson
I enjoy your teaching and I appreciate you
Loghman Abilzda
Nice and easy! Don’t cut it up!
Valery teacher
Chinese people like me can’t watch the video,I hate the government!
Christophiae
Hi Christophiae. You can try using a VPN.
Adam
8/10
Adam, thanks for the lesson!
Marsius
that was really helpful. could you make a similar video with “Pull” used in phrasal verb, please?
阿里
I’ll get on that ;)
Adam
Good lesson Adam but bad student if I believe the notes of the quiz. I will need to listen to you again.
Thank you.
beernaard
Thanks for the lesson
Dombrasil
Hi Alan,
Thank you very much for your lesson!
In the same way as a cut above, is a cut below used too?
redos
Hi Redos,
Actually, yes, but I don’t hear that expression used often. A more common expression is to say something is below par. Hope this helps.
Adam
i got 8 correct question and and 2 mistakes but the result is 7?? hahaha
icarryl25
Must be a technical glitch :)
Adam
Thanks a lot. these phrasel verbs are quite difficult to understand.
wonna htay
Thanks
abdelkader10
Adam, is it only me or all English students hate phrasal verbs???
Thanks for your great lesson and your clear examples ;)
knopfler86
lol. I think it’s all. But… it’s vocab just the same ;)
Adam
8/10 most of these words I already heard
Like this site, great place to learn and thank you for the lessons!
Greetings from Ukraine
Timothy898
Hello Adam, Thank you so much… I like all your lessons and have seen most of them.
God bless
Ali
A sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
INTO NEGATIVE QUESTION?
Luissdwef
Hi Luissdwef,
Isn’t a sonnet a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter?
Is this what you meant?
Adam
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Adam
A cut above – this one is interesting and got me thinking. In Polish we have sort of similar expression (similar in that it refers to cutting). We say that someone has been cut out of a meter (meter referring to a measure) – meaning that they are just ordinary – wherever you would cut out with scissors, they would be similar to any of the remaining part. You could also put a negation – as in: I like this guy, he’s not cut out of a meter – meaning: he is unusual in some way.
Of this lesson I like the “to be cut out for” expression. Close to have a kick for something, to be predestined. A cool lesson! I hope you make a lesson on speaking about talents, abilities or lack thereof. Thanks Adam!
nutondev
Interesting note, Nutondev.
I’ll see what I can do about the topics you mention. :)
Adam
I got 6 correct out of 10. :(
I watched this video yesterday night but I didn’t concentrate. So I watched this video again while I was washing dishes but again my concentration wasn’t good. I took a quiz and I had to rely on my guess. I think I have to try much more to concentrate when I study English.
Insoo Yeo
Phrasal verbs are difficult, Insoo. Keep practicing. :)
Adam
7/10 thank you adam. you’re the best
hamidreza.rasekhi
Hi Adam! This me Hisham, from Egypt, good evening and how are you?
I study English language at the English department of my college
I really appreciate what you do
And i have a request if u can help, i study literature and there are 4 branches of it critical reading, poetry, novels, and Short story
So if u can help a little bit by making me and my friends videos about analyzing and criticism for poetry, novels and short story and i can provide u by the materials that we study as pdfs files
It would be great because u know, all are afraid to go and we don’t go to our uni as much as we should be, so if u can help us just reply to my
Hushamnabil
Hi Hisham,
That’s a course development program. I’m not sure that I would be able to do this for you. Is there anyone at the department who would be able to do this?
Adam
I got 4/10, very sad, this is first time i below average, the lesson is very hard, I will see it again and try better next time, thank Adam
nguyen van long
It’s not easy Nguyen. Keep trying :)
Adam
I got 8/10 !
Short and interesting as always, that’s perfect to learn fastly !
Greg4444
Thanks Adam for this lesson
htnguyen98
could you please give me some tips on how to practice my pronunciation?
effatmobin
Hi Effatmobin,
Look for the search box on this site and put in ‘pronunciation’. We have many videos to help you.
Other than that, the best way is to find someone to speak with and practice that way.
Adam
Thank you, Adam! Very useful lesson and clear explanation as always, but it’s hard to remember all material at once.
krig
It takes time, Krig. Keep at it :)
Adam
Is there any relation between English “phrasal verbs” and German “trennbare verben”. Maybe in the origine of each language were similar or is a simple elucubration. I learn both English and German.
Pedrop Guijarrog
I’m not sure Pedrop. I don’t speak German, so….
Maybe do a search online for this info.
Adam
8/10 it is a little bit confusing ,they are very similar to each other
sirius54
Hello Adam,
Like your classes very much.
In this lesson, I’m a confused the phrase “cut out – (situation caused by itself?)” with “cut off – (eliminated?)”. Which one should be used in the following sentence?
The teacher was angry with the students’ behaviour and finally yelled at them to cut it ________.
Thank you very much!
LizC
Actually, I wanted to ask the same question, Adam… and whether actually there is any difference between US and UK English when it comes to their use, especially in this example?
David
Thanks everyone :)
Adam
Hello Adam,
Could you please explain the following sentences :
He tried moving a heavy sofa. / He tried to move a heavy sofa.
I saw him come running. / I saw him running.
Thank you very much and Happy New Year!
LizC
Hi LizC,
He tried moving a heavy sofa. / He tried to move a heavy sofa.– these could mean the same thing. The one with moving can also mean to a new location, while to move is usually just to push.
come running means here. running could mean anywhere.
Not sure if this helps, though.
Adam
following your rules, I easily get 100. thanks Adam. I will see all your vocabulary videos and learn from them, I hope you will not be angry with that
Soufiane Mounkid
Wow, I’ve really enjoyed this lesson. I love your examples
Longmun
I got 60 in the quiz, I think I need more practice.
Mr.hany physics
I got 60 in the quiz. I need more practise to be good at the phrasal verbs!!!)))))
MegaBrain
Would you please write the meaning on the board?
When you make an example and just say it I forget.
Thank you so much.
Mahvash.Khozouie2
This i such a great video. I got 7/10, but I will practice more and try it again.
MIsabelitaT
Good lesson, thanks, Adam. I got a 7/10 I need to continue improving my English skills.
jefforbar
Thanks a lot))4 your lesson?
Helpful&easy.I’ve hated ‘phrasals’ since I was at school but now it’s becoming intresting…
Results not good enough((butI’ll be trying again✊
AnnKlo
7/10! This lesson also difficult for me.
Jerry Gu
Unfortunately lgot 50 out of 100??
Omzkri
I didn’t undersytand the meaning of “cut through the crap”, please can you explain ?
Dahut
Adam , you are the best . You are the onlyone teacher , that i can understand99% in your class. Thanks a lot .
Freddy tovar
Thank you Mr. Adam.
Alex-1956
40…I’m not good at English…
@SvetlanaVD
I’m ashamed – 60: D I have to do it again: D
tomekdubi
It was not a piece a cake for me, but i got 8 out of 10. Only 2 mistakes. It probably means that we have a good teacher, also his support. We should take notes and try cut down the amount of mistakens. Is this sentence well written? Thanks.
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66 COMMENTS
70 … mmm :( I will try it again
It’s all about the practice Julws :)
Sir i got 8/10
Hi Adam
Thank you very much for your lesson
I enjoy your teaching and I appreciate you
Nice and easy! Don’t cut it up!
Chinese people like me can’t watch the video,I hate the government!
Hi Christophiae. You can try using a VPN.
8/10
Adam, thanks for the lesson!
that was really helpful. could you make a similar video with “Pull” used in phrasal verb, please?
I’ll get on that ;)
Good lesson Adam but bad student if I believe the notes of the quiz. I will need to listen to you again.
Thank you.
Thanks for the lesson
Hi Alan,
Thank you very much for your lesson!
In the same way as a cut above, is a cut below used too?
Hi Redos,
Actually, yes, but I don’t hear that expression used often. A more common expression is to say something is below par. Hope this helps.
i got 8 correct question and and 2 mistakes but the result is 7?? hahaha
Must be a technical glitch :)
Thanks a lot. these phrasel verbs are quite difficult to understand.
Thanks
Adam, is it only me or all English students hate phrasal verbs???
Thanks for your great lesson and your clear examples ;)
lol. I think it’s all. But… it’s vocab just the same ;)
8/10 most of these words I already heard
Like this site, great place to learn and thank you for the lessons!
Greetings from Ukraine
Hello Adam, Thank you so much… I like all your lessons and have seen most of them.
God bless
A sonnet is a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
INTO NEGATIVE QUESTION?
Hi Luissdwef,
Isn’t a sonnet a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter?
Is this what you meant?
Hello my teachers I am new in engVID
Welcome to engVid, Arshia!
We have many years of videos to watch! You can search for videos by level, topic, and teacher using the English Lesson Finder.
Some lessons also come with downloadable resources, like lists of words.
All our teachers are on YouTube, and there are playlists for different levels and topics. And if you want to know whenever a new lesson is uploaded, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
If you have any questions, just ask! Have fun ?️
Welcome Arshia :)
A cut above – this one is interesting and got me thinking. In Polish we have sort of similar expression (similar in that it refers to cutting). We say that someone has been cut out of a meter (meter referring to a measure) – meaning that they are just ordinary – wherever you would cut out with scissors, they would be similar to any of the remaining part. You could also put a negation – as in: I like this guy, he’s not cut out of a meter – meaning: he is unusual in some way.
Of this lesson I like the “to be cut out for” expression. Close to have a kick for something, to be predestined. A cool lesson! I hope you make a lesson on speaking about talents, abilities or lack thereof. Thanks Adam!
Interesting note, Nutondev.
I’ll see what I can do about the topics you mention. :)
I got 6 correct out of 10. :(
I watched this video yesterday night but I didn’t concentrate. So I watched this video again while I was washing dishes but again my concentration wasn’t good. I took a quiz and I had to rely on my guess. I think I have to try much more to concentrate when I study English.
Phrasal verbs are difficult, Insoo. Keep practicing. :)
7/10 thank you adam. you’re the best
Hi Adam! This me Hisham, from Egypt, good evening and how are you?
I study English language at the English department of my college
I really appreciate what you do
And i have a request if u can help, i study literature and there are 4 branches of it critical reading, poetry, novels, and Short story
So if u can help a little bit by making me and my friends videos about analyzing and criticism for poetry, novels and short story and i can provide u by the materials that we study as pdfs files
It would be great because u know, all are afraid to go and we don’t go to our uni as much as we should be, so if u can help us just reply to my
Hi Hisham,
That’s a course development program. I’m not sure that I would be able to do this for you. Is there anyone at the department who would be able to do this?
I got 4/10, very sad, this is first time i below average, the lesson is very hard, I will see it again and try better next time, thank Adam
It’s not easy Nguyen. Keep trying :)
I got 8/10 !
Short and interesting as always, that’s perfect to learn fastly !
Thanks Adam for this lesson
could you please give me some tips on how to practice my pronunciation?
Hi Effatmobin,
Look for the search box on this site and put in ‘pronunciation’. We have many videos to help you.
Other than that, the best way is to find someone to speak with and practice that way.
Thank you, Adam! Very useful lesson and clear explanation as always, but it’s hard to remember all material at once.
It takes time, Krig. Keep at it :)
Is there any relation between English “phrasal verbs” and German “trennbare verben”. Maybe in the origine of each language were similar or is a simple elucubration. I learn both English and German.
I’m not sure Pedrop. I don’t speak German, so….
Maybe do a search online for this info.
8/10 it is a little bit confusing ,they are very similar to each other
Hello Adam,
Like your classes very much.
In this lesson, I’m a confused the phrase “cut out – (situation caused by itself?)” with “cut off – (eliminated?)”. Which one should be used in the following sentence?
The teacher was angry with the students’ behaviour and finally yelled at them to cut it ________.
Thank you very much!
Actually, I wanted to ask the same question, Adam… and whether actually there is any difference between US and UK English when it comes to their use, especially in this example?
Thanks everyone :)
Hello Adam,
Could you please explain the following sentences :
He tried moving a heavy sofa. / He tried to move a heavy sofa.
I saw him come running. / I saw him running.
Thank you very much and Happy New Year!
Hi LizC,
He tried moving a heavy sofa. / He tried to move a heavy sofa.– these could mean the same thing. The one with moving can also mean to a new location, while to move is usually just to push.
come running means here. running could mean anywhere.
Not sure if this helps, though.
following your rules, I easily get 100. thanks Adam. I will see all your vocabulary videos and learn from them, I hope you will not be angry with that
Wow, I’ve really enjoyed this lesson. I love your examples
I got 60 in the quiz, I think I need more practice.
I got 60 in the quiz. I need more practise to be good at the phrasal verbs!!!)))))
Would you please write the meaning on the board?
When you make an example and just say it I forget.
Thank you so much.
This i such a great video. I got 7/10, but I will practice more and try it again.
Good lesson, thanks, Adam. I got a 7/10 I need to continue improving my English skills.
Thanks a lot))4 your lesson?
Helpful&easy.I’ve hated ‘phrasals’ since I was at school but now it’s becoming intresting…
Results not good enough((butI’ll be trying again✊
7/10! This lesson also difficult for me.
Unfortunately lgot 50 out of 100??
I didn’t undersytand the meaning of “cut through the crap”, please can you explain ?
Adam , you are the best . You are the onlyone teacher , that i can understand99% in your class. Thanks a lot .
Thank you Mr. Adam.
40…I’m not good at English…
I’m ashamed – 60: D I have to do it again: D
It was not a piece a cake for me, but i got 8 out of 10. Only 2 mistakes. It probably means that we have a good teacher, also his support. We should take notes and try cut down the amount of mistakens. Is this sentence well written? Thanks.