Cut the Cord
What it means
End a dependence and start managing without whatever was supporting you.
Where it comes from
The cord is umbilical, which is why the phrase carries a whiff of parents and grown children. It has since been borrowed wholesale by people cancelling cable television.
The puzzle it came from
Cut the Cord was the answer to the Phrasicle of October 18, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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public
toilet
paper
cut
scene
fast
fashion
week
end
point
racing
horse
power
cord
tissue
junk
food
chain
mail
room
Phrasicle: Cut the Cord