a cut above

a cut a·bove

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ey kuht uh-buhv]
- /eɪ kʌt əˈbʌv/
- /ə kʌt əˈbʌv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey kuht uh-buhv]
- /eɪ kʌt əˈbʌv/

Definitions of a cut above words

phrase a cut above If you say that someone or something is a cut above other people or things of the same kind, you mean they are better than them. Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
noun a cut above superior (to); better (than) Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
noun a cut above somewhat better than Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
preposition a cut above superior to 1
noun a cut above Superior to the norm. 0
noun a cut above (followed by a noun phrase) Superior to. 0

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Parts of speech for A cut above

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a cut above popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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