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You know, I've heard the phrase "fish or cut bait" as a way to tell people to quit vacillating, and I've heard the phrase "cut and run" meaning to cut loose wha
by DigitalJack 11y ago
You know, I've heard the phrase "fish or cut bait" as a way to tell people to quit vacillating, and I've heard the phrase "cut and run" meaning to cut loose what is holding you back, eg an anchor.
Never seen the two conflated like that though.
- valleyer 11y agoHere you go then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_or_cut_bait#The_changing_meaning_of_.22cut_bait.22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_or_cut_bait#The_changing_...
- DigitalJack 11y agolaughing at the see also section.