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cut a swath/swathe through something

to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has already cut a swath through the fashion industry.

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I just want to be a bit careful about where we think we can cut a swathe through a part of the profession," he said, raising fears higher education could also bear the brunt of cuts. School cost-cutting 'will hit standards' Fury over plan to axe 3,000 ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) The destroyers of New Zealand's first innings, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh, cut a swathe through New Zealand's top order, taking two for 50 and two for 35 respectively. India close in on NZ series win by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition The destroyers of New Zealand's first innings, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh, cut a swathe through New Zealand's top order, taking two for 50 and two for 35 respectively. India close in on NZ series win by AFP / AFP Global Edition			curse for curse with curtain curtain off curtains for curtsy to curve curve to cushion cushion the blow cuss cuss a blue streak cuss out custody customer customer is always right cut cut a break cut a check cut a deal cut a figure cut a fine figure cut a rug cut a swath cut a swath through cut a swathe through cut a wide swath cut above cut across cut along cut an [interesting etc.] figure cut and dried cut and paste cut and run cut around cut at cut away cut back cut back to cut both ways cut class cut coat according to cloth cut corners cut dead cut down cut down to cut down to size cut eyes at cut eyeteeth on cut from cut from the same cloth			cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut (one's) teeth on cut a big swath cut a break Cut a check Cut a check Cut a check cut a dash cut a deal cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a fat hog cut a figure cut a figure cut a figure cut a figure cut a figure cut a fine figure cut a long story short Cut a Melon cut a ribbon cut a ribbon cut a ribbon cut a rug cut a swath cut a swath cut a swath through cut a swath through cut a swathe through cut a tape cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swath cut a wide swathe cut above cut across cut across cut across cut adrift cut against the grain Cut All to Shreds cut along cut along Cut Amplified Noise cut an [interesting etc.] figure cut an figure cut an figure cut an figure cut an figure Cut and Come Again Cut and dried Cut and dried Cut and fill Cut and fill cut and fit Cut and longtail Cut and Paste

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