cut it
Example Sentences
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The living room they’d planned wouldn’t cut it.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
An eight-story “vending machine” to store cars ordered online wasn’t going to cut it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
But the non-college-educated voters who have traditionally been his bedrock supporters are facing so much financial strain these days that his cultural affinities, even when they’re somewhat authentic, just don’t cut it.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
"I always cut it fine and this morning was pretty cold," Higgo, who was still on the practice putting green, told Sky Sports.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
She glared at me constantly and flipped her hair whenever I was near, highlighting how short she’d been forced to cut it.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
