cut ice v. phr.,
informal To make a difference; make an impression; be accepted as important.
■ Usually used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences.
When Frank had found a movie he liked, what others said cut no ice with him. Jones is democratic; a man's money or importance never cuts any ice with him. Does comfort cut any ice with you? I don't know if beauty in a woman cuts any ice with him. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲