cut it
Example Sentences
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Instead of having to cut it all at once, it is easing back output in stages, hoping to avoid the more costly step of shutting fields and later spending weeks or months bringing them back.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"To meet the challenges that our country faces incremental change won't cut it," he will add.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Fans and air conditioners won’t cut it anymore.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
No one even attempts the accent and a few kitschy phrases aren’t going to cut it, not even from supporting stars like Henry Winkler and Lena Headey.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
If you cut it into six pieces the slices are bigger than if you cut it in nine but smaller than if you cut it in three.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
