to cut the cord
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6.6
- idiom
- Informal
- According to a new survey released Tuesday by deal-aggregation website TechBargains.com, 33% of cable and satellite subscribers who have cut the cord say they will never go back even if service providers "drastically" reduce their prices.
- want to cut the cord
- time to cut the cord
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Watch on YouTubeLike they really let me get super like disturbingly attached and then fucking cut the cord.
- Like they really let me get super like disturbingly attached and then fucking cut the cord.
Examples
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While not everyone has cut the cord on cable or satellite, a significant number of consumers are actively looking for alternatives," said Yung Trang, President and Editor in Chief of TechBargains.com.
Blog text (31) -
The results indicate that 83% of people cut the cord because of the high cost, followed by 17% of people who discontinued cable/satellite services because they did not provide the best quality and variety of content.
Blog text (31) -
I finally cut the cord, out on my own.
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- Do you wanna cut the cord, Dad?
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How will you cut the cord?
Fiction book (2001) -
I think if people cut the cord, the cable companies come in and go.
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One out of three people who have cut the cord on cable said they would not return.
Blog text (31) -
But more and more consumers are "cutting the cord" and going wireless-only.
Blog text (1) -
Half of respondents (52%) are cable subscribers, 19% subscribe to digital satellite, and 29% have cut the cord.
Blog text (31) -
After years of living with her parents, she finally decided to cut the cord and move into her own apartment.
Synonyms
968
2.6
End a relationship with someone, for example a romantic or business partner
580
2.3
End a relationship or go separate ways
459
3.4
To end a romantic relationship with someone
440
4.1
End a relationship with someone or something in a clear, final way
432
5.1
To end a romantic relationship suddenly and without care
321
2.9
To move apart or stop being together
311
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
228
3.4
To stop being involved in an activity or agreement
165
2.7
To end a close relationship and go separate ways
78
5.5
To stop something from going on by removing support like money
55
5.8
To end a relationship or connection completely by stopping all contact
51
5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
28
3.9
To stop being together or working with someone and go in different directions
27
4.1
To leave an organization and form a separate group
25
4.6
To separate yourself completely from someone or something
25
5.9
Gradually make someone stop depending on something they are attached to
15
7.0
To end a connection with a person, group, or idea
9
3.9
Stop being together and take different paths in life
5
6.7
To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea
3
4.6
To end a relationship or connection with someone
2
6.8
To become independent from parents and make your own decisions
1
6.2
To free someone or something from limits so they can act more freely
1
7.7
To become independent from your parents and live on your own
1
7.5
To stop being a member of a group or organization
1
7.5
To stop feeling close to someone or something
Antonyms
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
A B1 learner who knows 'cut' (to sever) and 'cord' (a tie or rope) can plausibly infer a literal sense of severing a link, so the general idea of ending a connection is derivable from the parts. However, the specific metaphorical nuance of ending a dependency or becoming independent (often invoking the umbilical-cord image) is a cultural extension and not fully predictable, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The phrase cut the cord comes from the image of cutting the cord that connects a baby to its mother after birth. When the cord is cut the baby has to live on its own, so the phrase now means 'to become independent'.