cuts away
Trims the excess
Cuts away describes removing something by cutting, often to expose what lies beneath: She cuts away the dead branches.
In film and television, to cut away is to shift abruptly from one scene to another: The camera cuts away to the crowd's reaction.
The phrase suggests decisive removal or transition.
- trimsCuts or decorates slightly
- removesTakes something out
- pruneDesiccated stone fruit
- exciseRemove by cutting
- pareRemove outer layer
sever · snip · carve · reduction · ablate · crop · fade-out · detach · separate · dissolve · discard · eliminate · omit · shear · slice · cleave · purge · edit