i'm not saying i don't want to cut at all i mean i don't want to cut it to the point where it's all gone and even after that the high end could still not be enough.
Cutting and boosting add the same amount of phase to the signal. When you cut, you are adding a signal that is 180 degrees out of phase, when you boost, you are adding a signal that is in phase. It's the same process either way.
If there is too much of something, cut it. If there isn't enough of something, boost it.