[cut out] vt (15c) 1: to form by erosion
2: to determine or assign through necessity "you've got your work cut out for you"
3: to take the place of: supplant
4: to put an end to: desist from
5: deprive, defraud
6. a: to remove from a series or circuit: disconnect b: to make inoperative ~ vi 1: to depart in haste
2: to cease operating
3: to swerve out of a traffic line
[2]cut out adj (1926): naturally fitted or suited "not cut out to be a lawyer"