CUT IT Definition & Meaning

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cut it

Manage, tolerate, as in I don't know how he can cut it . [ Slang ; c. 1900]
Be effective, prove satisfactory, as in She's getting old and can no longer cut it . [Late 1900s] For a synonym see cut the mustard . Also see the subsequent entries beginning with cut it .
Also, cut that . Stop, as in I won't stand for that—cut it! or If you don't cut that, I'll tell . [ Slang ; first half of 1800s] Also see cut it out .

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A wild scramble after a forced Golden State turnover could’ve cut it to a lone possession, but the Lakers turned over the ball.

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"I think the 60-odd women that they're looking at doesn't really cut it for me," she said.

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Aid, which was scarce during the war, surged into the enclave before Israel cut it off two weeks ago.

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"What a cop out! Throw Canada to the wolves. Giving us back pats for our flag's anniversary doesn't quite cut it. Here sits a monarchist who is seriously rethinking his allegiance to the crown!" emailed Brian, a Canadian military veteran.

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And I cut it, and I was even more anxious about the world seeing it.

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