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cut someone slack

cut someone slack is the alternative form of cut someone some slack.

Meaning of cut someone some slack

Verb

cut someone some slack (third-person singular simple present cuts someone some slack, present participle cutting someone some slack, simple past and past participle cut someone some slack)

  1. (idiomatic) To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely.
    • He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.

Forms of cut someone slack

third-person singular presentcuts someone slack
present participlecutting someone slack
past participlecut someone slack
pastcut someone slack

Questions about cut someone slack

What is cut someone slack the alternative form of?
Cut someone slack is the alternative form of cut someone some slack.

Words near cut someone slack in the dictionary

  1. cut some shapes
  2. cut someone cold
  3. cut someone dead
  4. cut someone loose
  5. cut someone off at the knees
  6. cut someone slack
  7. cut someone some slack
  8. cut someone's comb
  9. cut someone's throat
  10. cut splice
  11. cut splices

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