Meanings of cut bait in English

I decided I had to either fish or cut bait. She shrugged.

Maybe, like me, she cut bait before her life got even worse.

Unsure now whether Rook was obfuscating or traumatized, Nikki cut bait.

We can cut bait now and scoot away if you'd like.

Neither one ever ordered the populace to cut bait or fall in and drown.

You've got to fish or cut bait, and do one or the other pretty soon.

But Blake's telling you to cut bait.

I headed for the docks, but my guts also said I was too late to cut bait.

Guess that leaves us at loose ends, and, frankly, I think you should cut bait on this guy.

Fish or cut bait.

Stevens said lenders should cut bait sooner rather than later to avoid possible further losses if housing prices continue to fall.

If the Titans want to be a team that tastes real success, they have to cut bait with both Henry and Hayne.

But that kind of testimony might raise more questions than it would answer; in Doan's mind, the only reasoned alternative is to cut bait.

Like Tesfaye, Swift spent the early part of her career cultivating a finicky audience and then cut bait and re-­established herself at the very center.

I might find work cutting bait or washing down the docks if I hurry.

Some lenders are already folding their hands and cutting bait.