not passing in the exam is like to cut a sorry figure in front of the family and school
To Cut a Sorry Figure means, to Make a Poor Impression. Example - "Joe cut a sorry figure when he showed up for his job interview in blue jeans and an old T-shirt."
The expression is actually "to cut a sorry figure." It means to be ashamed of one's person or actions.
It means to pass gas
budget wisely.
To curtail can mean to cut short, or cut off a part of something. For example, to curtail a trip would mean to cut short a trip. A synonym to curtail is to cut back.
I believe the phrase is "to cut the cloth according to it's width", which is to say, do the best (or make do) with what you've got. A tailoring/dressmaking expression? You lay the pattern on the cloth to fit it in.
If you think about the words, you can figure it out. They're just saying they're different.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This one meant to play tricks or cut capers. The camp jokester would cut up shines.
The United States Department of Agriculture classifies meat in three categories: select cut is the lowest; choice cut is second; prime cut is top grade. The phrase has come to mean that something is better than something else. The image is of it being one grade or "cut" higher.
The phrase "cutting a rug" was commonly used in the 1940s and 1950s to refer to dancing.
A plane figure.