Meaning: adrift 
ə'drɪft
adj.
aimlessly drifting
afloat on the surface of a body of water
adv.
floating freely; not anchored
off course, wandering aimlessly
be cut adrift Idiom, Proverb
cast adrift
cast adriftsee cast loose.
cut adrift
cut adriftSeparated or detached; freed. For example, The dissenters were cut adrift from the denomination. This expression alludes to cutting the rope of a floating vessel so that it drifts without direction or purpose. The figurative use of adrift dates from the late 1600s.
be cut adrift
To be alone or cut off from something. Likened to a baiter accepting its ballast cut so that it drifts advisedly in the water. She was cut afloat afterwards her parents begin drugs in her allowance and kicked her out of the house.Learn more: adrift, cut
Dictionary
More Idioms/Phrases
custody customer cut adrift cut and paste cut capers be close/dear/near to somebody's heart be clued in be cocksure of (oneself) be coining it be cold comfort be coming apart at the seams be common knowledge be common/public knowledge be compos mentis be comprised of be conspicuous by (one's) absence be cooked be cooked to a turn be cooking on gas be cooking with gas be cornered be cracking on be crazy about (someone or something) be crook on be crook on (one) be cruel to be kind be crystal clear be curtains be curtains for (someone or something) be curtains for someone/something be cut adrift be cut from the same cloth be cut out for be cut out for (something) be cut out for somebody/something be cutting (one's) own throat be cutting it fine be cutting your own throat be damned if you do and damned if you don't be dead and buried be dead from the neck up be dead from the waist down be dead in the water be dead meat be dead on (one's) feet be dead on the vine be dead set against (someone or something) be dead set against something be dead set on (something) be dead set on something be dead to the world be death on (something) be descended from be descended from (someone or something) be devoured by (something) be devoured by something
An be cut adrift idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with be cut adrift, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dictionary of similar words, Different wording, Synonyms, Idioms for Idiom, Proverb be cut adrift
Learn more
Music ♫