on the cutting-room floor
idiom
: removed from a movie or television show
The scene ended up on the cutting-room floor.
—often used figurativelyA lot of good ideas are rejected and end up on the cutting-room floor.
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One left on the cutting-room floor would require hospitals to seek Kendra’s Law orders for all psychiatric patients who meet the standard for them.
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Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But Republicans devoted to lowering taxes have pressed for one mammoth bill to ensure that tax cuts are not left on the cutting-room floor.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser basked in her 2025 Golden Globes hosting glory with Howard Stern on Monday and revealed a few jokes that were left behind on the cutting-room floor.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Say Nothing leaves so much of the British and Protestant aggression Keefe’s book so carefully reconstructs on the cutting-room floor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But Republicans devoted to lowering taxes have pressed for one mammoth bill to ensure that tax cuts are not left on the cutting-room floor.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser basked in her 2025 Golden Globes hosting glory with Howard Stern on Monday and revealed a few jokes that were left behind on the cutting-room floor.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Say Nothing leaves so much of the British and Protestant aggression Keefe’s book so carefully reconstructs on the cutting-room floor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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“On the cutting-room floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cutting-room%20floor. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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