cut the comedy

To stop fooling around. Often used as an imperative. Boys! Cut the comedy and focus on these math problems! If he doesn't cut the comedy, she's going to get upset.

Cut the comedy!

and Cut the funny stuff!; Cut the shit!

Stop acting silly and telling jokes!; Be serious! (Use shit with caution, as it is considered vulgar.) John: All right, you guys! Cut the comedy and get to work! Bill: Can't we ever have any fun? John: No. Bill: Come on, Mary, let's throw Tom in the pool! Mary: Yeah, let's drag him over and give him a good dunking! Tom: Okay, you clowns, cut the funny stuff! I'll throw both of you in!

cut the comedy

Also, cut the crap. Stop talking or behaving foolishly, as in Cut the comedy! We have work to do, or It's time you cut the crap and got to work. The first of these slangy imperatives dates from the early 1900s, the ruder variant from the 1920s.

Cut the comedy!

exclam. Get serious!; Stop acting silly! That’s enough, you guys. Cut the comedy!

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释义	cut the comedy cut the comedy To stop fooling around. Often used as an imperative. Boys! Cut the comedy and focus on these math problems! If he doesn't cut the comedy, she's going to get upset. See also: comedy, cut Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Cut the comedy! and Cut the funny stuff!; Cut the shit! Stop acting silly and telling jokes!; Be serious! (Use shit with caution, as it is considered vulgar.) John: All right, you guys! Cut the comedy and get to work! Bill: Can't we ever have any fun? John: No. Bill: Come on, Mary, let's throw Tom in the pool! Mary: Yeah, let's drag him over and give him a good dunking! Tom: Okay, you clowns, cut the funny stuff! I'll throw both of you in! See also: cut McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cut the comedy Also, cut the crap. Stop talking or behaving foolishly, as in Cut the comedy! We have work to do, or It's time you cut the crap and got to work. The first of these slangy imperatives dates from the early 1900s, the ruder variant from the 1920s. See also: comedy, cut The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Cut the comedy! exclam. Get serious!; Stop acting silly! That’s enough, you guys. Cut the comedy! See also: cut McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: Cut the comedy! cut the funny stuff cut the crap Cut the crap! cut a fat hog cut eyes at cut eyes at (someone or something) cut out for, to be References in periodicals archive At the start of the season, Fergie was rumoured to have sat the World Cup winner down and whispered some gentle words into his ear - the gist being to cut the comedy out of what is undoubtedly a class act. Football: A WORK OF BART!; Aston Villa 0 Man United 1: drag United closer to Arsenal Tab Fab and brilliant Beckham The series combines humour, special effects (in the first programme he startlingly rips off Liz Hurley's face, just to show how the muscles work beneath the skin), psychology and science, but Cleese has been under executive pressure to cut the comedy and make it more serious. Culture: Inherent beauty of John Cleese's many faces; A new BBC1 series The Human Face contains some beautiful faces and startling images but the image of the comedy genius being forced to go cap-in-hand to his bank manager proved even more alarming, writes Graham Keal So cut the comedy routine on Saturdays and lets start playing some proper football. Mirror M@ilbox: Hearts breaker
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