"cut it" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-cut it.ogg Forms: cuts it [present, singular, third-person], cutting it [participle, present], cut it [participle, past], cut it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> it}} cut it (third-person singular simple present cuts it, present participle cutting it, simple past and past participle cut it)
  1. (idiomatic) To suffice; to be effective or successful. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cut the mustard, hack it, pass muster, make the grade, measure up Derived forms: cut it close, cut it fine Related terms: up to snuff, up to par

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "cut it",
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        {
          "word": "cut it close"
        },
        {
          "word": "cut it fine"
        }
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        {
          "text": "Sometimes, professional tools are necessary and homespun solutions just don't cut it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Nickelback, How You Remind Me:",
          "text": "I couldn't cut it as a poor man, stealing",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "(idiomatic) To suffice; to be effective or successful."
      ],
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          "word": "up to snuff"
        },
        {
          "word": "up to par"
        }
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        {
          "word": "cut the mustard"
        },
        {
          "word": "hack it"
        },
        {
          "word": "pass muster"
        },
        {
          "word": "make the grade"
        },
        {
          "word": "measure up"
        }
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "cut it fine"
    }
  ],
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "cut it",
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      "form": "cut it",
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      "word": "up to snuff"
    },
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          "text": "Sometimes, professional tools are necessary and homespun solutions just don't cut it.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, Nickelback, How You Remind Me:",
          "text": "I couldn't cut it as a poor man, stealing",
          "type": "quote"
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        "To suffice; to be effective or successful."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To suffice; to be effective or successful."
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cut the mustard"
    },
    {
      "word": "hack it"
    },
    {
      "word": "pass muster"
    },
    {
      "word": "make the grade"
    },
    {
      "word": "measure up"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut it"
}

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