cut below
Incision positioned lower
Cut below describes something or someone ranked lower in quality, skill, or status than a reference point.
Almost always appears with "a" as a cut below: The sequel was a cut below the original.
The phrase implies clear but not dramatic inferiority—noticeably worse, but not worthless.
Opposite of "a cut above."
- severCut apart completely
- subdermalSituated under skin
- divideSeparate into parts
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- under the knifeUndergoing a medical operation
trim · subcutaneous · skin deep · carve · slice and dice · underbid · reduce · basal · undermine · underlying · inferior · mutilate · decrease · hypodermic · hew · prune · notch · slice