| 单词 | to end up on the cutting room floor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto end up on the cutting room floor cutting room floor n. used in various expressions referring to the destination of footage removed from a film or television programme, or (figuratively) to the imagined destination of something or someone that has been rejected or discarded; as to end up on the cutting room floor, etc. ΚΠ 1923 Lincoln Nebraska State Jrnl. 12 Aug. b 9/2 By the director's order..much of Miss Shotwell's excellent performance ended up on the cutting room floor. 1965 Decatur (Alabama) Daily 22 Aug. b4/4 Some of the collegians who have looked good to date may wind up on the cutting room floor when..squads are cut to the maximum of 40. 1991 Traveller Winter 47/2 The resultant round-table interview through an interpreter was so ponderous that it bit the cutting-room floor almost immediately. 2021 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 30 June Major climate measures sought by the White House..were left on the cutting room floor during infrastructure negotiations with Republicans. < as lemmas |
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