cut someone slack in English

Forms: cuts someone slack [present, singular, third-person], cutting someone slack [participle, present], cut someone slack [participle, past], cut someone slack [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> someone slack}} cut someone slack (third-person singular simple present cuts someone slack, present participle cutting someone slack, simple past and past participle cut someone slack)

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"cut someone slack" meaning in English

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