How to Pronounce "cut your losses"
expression
KUT your LAW-siz
KUT yaw LOSS-iz
Definition
To stop doing something that is causing loss, damage, or failure, so you do not lose even more; to accept a smaller loss rather than risking a bigger one.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkət/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɔsəz/, /ˈɫɔsɪz
British English
kˈʌt/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɒsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KUT your LAW-siz
UK
KUT yaw LOSS-iz
Listen in Context
It's better to cut your losses and move on.
If the project keeps failing, we should cut our losses.
She decided to cut her losses and close her shop.
After weeks of trying to fix my old car, I finally decided to cut my losses.