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What does the 50s expression “Cut the gas” mean?

Retry Correct Incorrect “Cut the gas” was a 50s expression that meant “Shut up!” The old-fashioned slang personified stopping someone’s mouth, like a motor, from running by cutting off the gas supply.

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What does the 50s expression “Cut the gas” mean?

• “Wait a minute!”
• “Get outta here!”
• “Shut up!”
• “Hold on!”