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cut it

VERB
hack it
Synonyms
WEAK
accomplish avail be successful bring home the bacon carry off come out on top come through cut the mustard deliver the goods get to the top hit the mark make a go of it make it make the cut make the grade prevail pull it off score win
VERB
qualify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
certify enable entitle meet pass ready score train
STRONG
authorize capacitate commission condition empower endow equip fit ground permit sanction suffice suit
WEAK
check out come up to snuff earn one's wings fill the bill get by hack it make it make the cut make the grade measure up pass muster
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny fail lose
STRONG
disallow dissatisfy refuse reject
WEAK
allow be lenient be unprepared disqualify
VERB
survive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand
STRONG
outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive
WEAK
be extant be left carry on carry through come through get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject
STRONG
give up leave quit stop
WEAK
cease

Example Sentences

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The Bruins, though, went cold on offense in the second quarter and Minnesota cut it to a three-point game despite committing turnovers and having several shots blocked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But a short reprieve only to return to uncertainty is not going to cut it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"This verdict could mark the start of a difficult new chapter for social platforms -- one where the rules they write for themselves no longer cut it," she added.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The way this season is going - drama at every turn - a late, late penalty was never going to cut it in terms of theatre.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

“Couldn’t we take just one little taffeta dress and cut it down to my size?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan