cut it fine

cut it fine
рассчитать в обрез, свести к минимуму (обыкн. о времени)

He was going to cut this interview as fine as possible ; no point whatsoever in prolonging the agony. (R. Lehmann, ‘The Echoing Grove’, ‘Morning’) — Он решил сделать эту встречу максимально короткой. Не было никакого смысла продлевать агонию.

The clock in the tower struck two o'clock as I entered the University Hall. ‘Cutting it a bit fine, aren't you?’ the man at the desk said as he ticked my name off on the list. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Song of Sixpence’, ch. XXXIV) — Башенные часы пробили два, когда я вошел в университетский зал. - В последнюю минуту приходите, а? - сказал контролер, ставя галочку против моей фамилии.

...I... have to cut this exceedingly fine. Would you mind if I just began talking and... well, sort of skipped all the preliminaries? (J. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands’, ch. 1) — ...у меня... времени в обрез. Вы не будете возражать, если я сразу перейду к делу, без всяких предисловий?


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • cut it fine — To take risks by leaving insufficient margin for error • • • Main Entry: ↑cut cut it fine To do something with little time or space to spare • • • Main Entry: ↑fine * * * cut it fine british informal phrase to …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut it fine — If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • cut it fine — ► cut it fine allow a very small margin of time. Main Entry: ↑fine …   English terms dictionary

  • cut it fine —    If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment. Cut things fine is the same. Cut it a bit fine is a common variation.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Cut it fine —   If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something at the very last moment.    Cut things fine is the same.    Cut it a bit fine is a common variation …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • cut a fine figure — cut a fine/ridiculous/etc figure literary phrase to look very attractive/​silly etc Tom cut a striking figure in his dark dinner jacket. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym to be ugly or unattractive …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut it fine — cut it/things fine INFORMAL ► to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something: »It s two o clock now, so you re cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three. Main Entry: ↑cut …   Financial and business terms

  • cut things fine — cut it/things fine INFORMAL ► to leave very little, or not enough, time to do something: »It s two o clock now, so you re cutting it fine if you need to be at the airport by three. Main Entry: ↑cut …   Financial and business terms

  • cut it fine — cut it/things fine to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn t it? …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut things fine — cut it/things fine to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine, isn t it? …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut things fine — cut it/things ˈfine idiom (informal) to leave yourself just enough time to do sth • If we don t leave till after lunch we ll be cutting it very fine. Main entry: ↑fineidiom …   Useful english dictionary


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