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A rug is a kind of floor covering made from a heavy fabric.
But why would you want to cut one?
Anna, I finally got a chance to watch that video of you and Charlie dancing.
You two can really cut a rug.
Aw, thanks, we really enjoy doing our thing.
To cut a rug means to dance really well, especially in a very energetic way.
The phrase comes from the 1920s when people would do a dance called the jitterbug.
When a lot of people danced in one area of the floor, it would look like the floor was cut.
And that's English in a Minute.
