cut up nasty
To become angry; to make a fuss.
They are Churchillian theme parks of red pillar boxes, fish and chips and warm beer. But they want the smooth without the rough. When the neighbours cut up nasty, they demand that
VERBS
be, look, smell, sound, taste
The milk smelled nasty, so I poured it down the sink immediately.
become, get, turn
The argument got nasty when they started bringing up old mistakes.
ADV
extremely, particularly, really, very
thoroughly
The food at that restaurant was thoroughly nasty, so we never went back.
pretty, quite, rather
PREP
about
My brother got nasty about the broken bicycle and refused to speak to anyone.
to
My neighbor was being nasty to everyone at the community meeting yesterday.
PHRASES
cheap and nasty
I don't want cheap and nasty furniture in my new apartment.
nasty little
She found a nasty little insect crawling across her kitchen counter this morning.