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cut it fine



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Idioms and Phrases

Do something closely with a very slight margin, as in Tom always cut it fine, arriving at the last minute . This term uses fine in the sense of “narrow.†[Late 1800s]
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He cut it fine with the shot clock a couple of times again, framed a forehand to hand Medvedev a break point, but the Russian hit long.

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"Blizzard has cut it fine by announcing Twitch as its streaming partner for the Overwatch League just a day before the start of the competition in Los Angeles on 10 January," said Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at analyst IHS Markit.

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China's world champion Ning Zetao also cut it fine, qualifying 14th equal with France's Clement Mignon in 48.57.

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Wilshere may have cut it fine in terms of getting back to football but he may be back just in time.

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After their blistering start, Louis van Gaal's side have cut it fine on the way to the semi-finals and needed a penalty shootout to get past Costa Rica in the last eight having only beaten Mexico by a controversial last-minute penalty in the previous round.

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