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cutting ice

phrase

Definition of cutting icenext
present participle of cut ice
as in weighing
to be of importance Honestly, that jargon doesn't really cut any ice with me.

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“Cutting ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20ice. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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