We can save money by 'cutting out the middleman' and ordering our supplies directly from the manufacturer.
A lot of good ideas are rejected and end up 'on the cutting-room floor'. [=end up not being used]
It's 'cutting it' a bit 'fine' to get to the station at 9:45 when the train leaves at 9:50!
(..) ...they can still surprise you. Get down. Confound it all,Samwise Gamgee! Have you been eavesdropping? I haven't been dropping no eaves. Honest. I was cutting the grass under the window. A little late for trimming the verge,don't you think? -I heard raised voices. -What did you hear? Speak! (..)2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring