cut-through en · NOUN
Etymology
From cut + through.
Meanings
- (countable) A shortcut; a path, road or route that is used to avoid a longer journey.
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(figuratively, uncountable) Reach; influence.
It is the public mood that a party needs to assess and then recast in order to achieve cut-through and gain votes.
2022 March 29, Dr Peter Mangan, “What Labour must do to cut through to voters”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, Letters:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cut-throughs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cut through | alternative | lexicographic |