to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever / to cut, to clip, to trim / to cut off, to keep out / to dilute (with water) / to crack

to shut down, to cut off [+ à (object)]

(figuratively) to burn one's bridges / (informal, figuratively) to cut ties [+ avec (someone) = with]

to cut off, to interrupt [+ à (someone)]

(figuratively) to cut the cord, to cut the umbilical cord, to cut the apron strings

(figuratively, transitive with à or de) to clip the wings of

to cut off, to cut in on (to brusquely get in front of a preceding automobile, forcing it to brake abruptly) [+ à (someone/a vehicle)]

(informal, figuratively, of a fog) very dense, very thick / (informal, figuratively, of an accent) very heavy, very thick, very strong

breathtaking, stunning, jaw-dropping

(informal) to bend over backwards