English · Idiom Historical

he'll cut up well

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

He is rich, and his property will cut into good slices.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Anh ấy giàu có và tài sản của anh ấy sẽ được chia thành những phần tốt

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Water Devils & ghosts Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “he'll cut up well” mean?

He is rich, and his property will cut into good slices.

Is “he'll cut up well” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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