the president waited three weeks before cutting him loose
出處
每日一句英文 cut someone loose
cut someone loose
loose的意思為「松開的,未受控制的」,cut someone loose 原本的意思是「幫某人解 開束縛」,引申為「與……切斷關系,把某人甩掉」,例如Let’s cut him loose!「把他甩掉!」。