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Cut your losses
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Cut your losses
means to stop investing time, money, or energy in something that isn’t working — in order to avoid losing even more.
Examples:
1- In business, if a project keeps failing, it might be smarter to cut your losses instead of continuing to invest in it.
2- In everyday life, we sometimes stay in situations that are no longer good for us. Cutting your losses can be a difficult but necessary decision.
Hi everyone, and welcome to Daily English. Today’s expression is practical, honest, and very useful in real life. It’s “cut your losses.”
One more time: “cut your losses.”
He had already spent a lot of time and energy on the project. But things weren’t improving.
At some point, he had to make a decision — to stop, accept what was lost, and move on.
He decided to cut his losses.
So what does “cut your losses” mean? To “cut your losses” means to stop investing time, money, or energy in something that isn’t working — in order to avoid losing even more.
It’s about knowing when to continue and when to stop.
Let’s listen to some examples. In business, if a project keeps failing, it might be smarter to cut your losses instead of continuing to invest in it.
In everyday life, we sometimes stay in situations that are no longer good for us.
Cutting your losses can be a difficult but necessary decision.
It doesn’t mean failure. It means being realistic. Sometimes, letting go early is the best way to move forward.
Now it’s your turn: Can you think of a situation where it might be better to cut your losses?
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