Discussion
Choose the correct option which conveys the correct meaning of the following idiom.
'To cut one short'
Answer: C
To cut one short means to interrupt one.
To cut someone short is to stop them before they have finished speaking: I tried to explain, but he cut me short.
The idiom carries no sense of insulting, criticising or loving. It can be rude, but what it describes is the interruption itself.
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