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not cut it — not able to deal with problems or difficulties satisfactorily.. We were playing against some young people who were strong and fast, and we couldn t quite cut it. Related vocabulary: not cut the mustard … New idioms dictionary
not cut the mustard — not satisfactory or right for the situation. Cutting taxes for the rich doesn t cut the mustard with most middle class people. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form cut the mustard: When you re a kid, you always think you have to prove that you … New idioms dictionary
not cut any ice (with someone) — cut no ice/not cut any ice/(with someone) phrase to fail to impress or influence someone His excuses cut no ice with me. Thesaurus: capable or incapable of persuading someonesynonym Main entry: cut … Useful english dictionary
not cut the mustard — informal phrase to not be good enough Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: cut … Useful english dictionary
(not) cut the mustard — (not) cut the ˈmustard idiom to (not) be as good as expected or required • I didn t cut the mustard as a hockey player. Main entry: ↑mustardidiom … Useful english dictionary
not cut out for something — If you are not cut out for something, you are not the sort of person to succeed or be happy in a particular activity. I started studying medicine but I quickly realized I wasn t cut out for it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not cut the mustard — informal to not be good enough … English dictionary
cut no ice (with someone) — cut no ice/not cut any ice/(with someone) phrase to fail to impress or influence someone His excuses cut no ice with me. Thesaurus: capable or incapable of persuading someonesynonym Main entry: cut … Useful english dictionary
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
