can't hack it
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While some digital nomads make it work, others who can’t hack it end up throwing in the towel and going home.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Go back to playing blues, because the sitar, you can’t hack it, I beg you, sir, to quit the raga-muffin’.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
Gonzaga isn’t some fraudulent mid-major that can’t hack it physically with a Big 12 team.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2021
It wasn’t like they were like, oh I can’t hack it at work so therefore I’m not going to push myself.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2018
And if there’s one way to immediately alienate the customer who’s most likely to part with $1,500 for this camera, it’s to build a product that can’t hack it under pressure.
From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2014
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