Cut the numbers

To look over one's budget or financial position.

Wanna get a pizza?
Lemme cut the numbers real fast, I got no cash on me.

Honey, take me shopping for Valentine's day.
Ok sweetheart. Let me cut some numbers, you can go grab your coat, we can leave in five.
(woman takes one hour to 'get ready', guy browses pr0n online.)

by phillydrifter March 2, 2011