Phrases. 1  fish or cut bait. 2  informal Stop vacillating and decide to act on or disengage from something. âwhen it comes to flagging brands, companies are being forced to fish or cut baitâ. âBy the second season of any TV show, you usually know if it's going to fish or cut bait.â.
Meaning and Origin Recorded as Larn, Larne, Larner, Lardner, and Lerner, this is usually a surname of English origins. It has at least three possible sources, each with its own distinct derivation. Firstly it may be an early medieval English occupational surname for a scholar or a schoolmaster, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century word leornian.
Klenin ÐºÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð½. Th is surname is derived from klen, meaning maple tree and may refer to someone who lived near a maple tree. It also suggested that the name can derive from Klenya, a diminutive form of the Old Russian men's name Kleonik.his patronymic surname is derived from Sauta, a diminutive form of the men's name Savva. It is also suggested that the name can derive from the dialect term sautka, meaning duck. lEnglish spelling variants include: Sauten, Saootin.