informal
speedily retreat from a difficult situation rather than deal with it. [orig. a naut. phr., meaning 'cut the anchor cable because of an emergency and make sail immediately'.]
→ cut
informal
speedily retreat from a difficult situation rather than deal with it. [orig. a naut. phr., meaning 'cut the anchor cable because of an emergency and make sail immediately'.]
→ cut
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004