Cut one's losses 减少损失

When the company directors told Mr. Wang to cut his losses, he took out his scissors and began cutting. That's not the way to cut one's losses.当公司董事让王先生减少损失时，他掏出剪刀开始剪。这不是减少损失的办法。

 When we cut our losses we stop spending time, money or energy on unprofitable projects.当我们减少损失，我们不再在无利可图的项目上花费时间，金钱和精力。

 "Wang, cut our losses or we'll soon be bankrupt !" the manager shouted. “王先生，减少我们的损失，否则我们很快就会破产了！”经理喊道。