cut it Idiom
cut it
do the job, satisfy, work Red and brown just don't cut it. They look ugly together.
cut it a little fine
leave very little time, have just enough money After paying the rent we had only $60. This is cutting it a little fine.
Cut it out!
stop doing something (that's annoying).
cut it out
stop it, do not do that, knock it off When the kids began throwing dirt, we told them to cut it out.
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
"if you cannot do the work you will have to leave; shape up or ship out" "When I complained about long days, the foreman said, ""If you can't cut it, you can't stay."""
Cut it fine
If you cut it fine, you only just manage to do something- at the very last moment. 'Cut things fine' is the same. 'Cut it a bit fine' is a common variation.
you could cut it with a knife
you could cut it with a knife Alluding to something very thick, such as muggy air or a heavy accent; also, a very tense atmosphere. For example,
The smoke was so thick you could cut it with a knife, or
When I walked in they all stopped talking and you could cut the air with a knife. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
cut it
1. To be at a satisfactory or requisite level; to auspiciously complete or achieve a adapted or accepted result. Do you anticipate the underdog will be able to cut it adjoin the abiding best in the ring? I accept to acquaint you, Jenkins, your aftermost few letters haven't absolutely cut it. You're activity to charge to advance if you appetite to accumulate your job here.2. To stop accomplishing something. Come on, man, cut it! We'll absolutely get in agitation if you accumulate throwing the brawl in the house! If they don't cut it soon, I'm activity to go up there and accord them a allotment of my mind.3. To handle, endure, or abide something. This bearings is so demanding that I don't anticipate I'll be able to cut it for abundant longer.Learn more: cutcut it
1. Also, cut that. Stop, as in I won't angle for that-cut it! or If you don't cut that, I'll tell. [Slang; aboriginal bisected of 1800s] Also see cut it out.
2. Manage, tolerate, as in I don't apperceive how he can cut it. [Slang; c. 1900]
3. Be effective, prove satisfactory, as in She's accepting old and can no best cut it. [Late 1900s] For a analogue see cut the mustard. Also see the consecutive entries alpha with cut it. Learn more: cutcut it
accommodated the appropriate standard. informal 1998 Spectator Heaven knows how such bodies get jobs in universities; they would not cut it on Fifteen-to-One . Learn more: cut cut it
Informal To accomplish up to expectations or a appropriate standard; be acceptable.Learn more: cut