Although I haven't read the Australian children's book "The Magic Pudding", I'm familiar with the phrase "cut and come again" being used in it.
Is the phrase understood outside of Australia?
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Sign up to join this communityAlthough I haven't read the Australian children's book "The Magic Pudding", I'm familiar with the phrase "cut and come again" being used in it.
Is the phrase understood outside of Australia?
Yes, the phrase, 'cut-and-come-again' is definitely used in the UK, usually to refer to types of vegetable or yummy chocolate cakes.
Here are some definitions:
'cut-and-come-again spinach'
Source: ODO
'It was cut, roast, and come again, for the next hour and a half.'
Source: Fine Dictionary
Examples of usage from the UK:
Obviously it means to encourage growth in plants by pruning.