cut ice

verb

Definitions

  1. To have influence (on something, especially someone's opinion)

    To have influence (on something, especially someone's opinion); to be accepted or tolerated (by).

    • Will that cut any ice with Moscow? No, they won't care.
    • It cuts no ice with a British copper to tell him you're an American citizen. 'It's British law and order over here,' says he.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cut ice. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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