cut the painter

Difficult to know how far the people of India really want to cut the painter.

Let us cut the painter, and begin to be happy together, as if we were on a desert island.

They climbed into the capsule; and with all safely aboard, cut the painter line.

Wait until she goes before cutting the painter.

There was some question in his mind whether he should cut the painter and use the boat in getting away or swim for it.

It was too large for him to row easily, but he cut the painter and pushed off with a leaf-shaped oar.

That villain Cullingworth has cut the painter, and left me to drift as best I may.

Joe was at the rail, urging me to haste, and together we slid down the chain and cut the painter.

15 degrees and Long 25 degrees west, and then cut the painter and let us go. "'"

As Wark described it 'The war over, he cut the painter, sold up his belongings and accepted a Davy Faraday Fellowship at the celebrated Royal Institution in London'.