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cuts someone some slack

cuts someone some slack is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about cuts someone some slack

What is cuts someone some slack the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts someone some slack is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut someone some slack.

Words near cuts someone some slack in the dictionary

  1. cuts someone cold
  2. cuts someone dead
  3. cuts someone loose
  4. cuts someone off at the knees
  5. cuts someone slack
  6. cuts someone some slack
  7. cuts someone's comb
  8. cuts someone's throat
  9. cuts swathes
  10. cuts the baby in half
  11. cuts the bullshit

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