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cutting someone slack

cutting someone slack is the present participle and gerund of cut someone slack.

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What is cutting someone slack the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting someone slack is the present participle and gerund of cut someone slack.

Words near cutting someone slack in the dictionary

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

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