(be) cut out for something

(be) cut out for something
be ˌcut ˈout for sth | be ˌcut ˈout to be sth derived
(informal) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth

He's not cut out for teaching.

He's not cut out to be a teacher.

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  • cut out for — (something) to be the right type of person to do something. Ron tried college a couple times, but he finally decided he wasn t cut out for higher education …   New idioms dictionary

  • have your work cut out for you — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have your work cut out for — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have work cut out for you — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have work cut out for — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have your work cut out for you — INFORMAL ► to have something very difficult to do: »The government has its work cut out for it trying to reduce the national deficit. Main Entry: ↑work …   Financial and business terms

  • have (your) work cut out for (you) — to have to do something you know will be difficult. If that report is going to be finished by tomorrow, she has her work cut out for her …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut out — I verb 1. delete or remove (Freq. 2) Cut out the extra text cut out the newspaper article • Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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