cut it

Example Sentences

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So they cut it off and basically said that no court can look at the lawfulness of immigration deportation orders, even through habeas, that there is one way, and the only way is through what’s called a circuit court review, having the federal appellate courts eventually review it.

From Slate

As dark as the novel becomes, “the real darkness of the gulag there was so bleak that I had to cut it out,” the author has said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there were members of the team who were like, ‘No, you can’t cut it — this sequence means so much.’

From Los Angeles Times

According to YouTube creator @bittnia’s viral video essay on Netflix’s cancellations of lesbian series, “Anything that is not primed to be turned into an amusement park or have a podcast spin-off is just not going to cut it in today’s landscape . . . Streaming services want mainstream, and frankly, that means they need the straights to like it too.”

From Salon

“It’s not about self-promotion or advancement. It’s about public service. And I do think we have a no-nonsense approach to life where we set out to do the hard because we know it must be done, and excuses don’t cut it.”

From Salon