cut out for
idiom
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or cut out to do/be
: naturally able or suited to do or be (something)
Why do you think that you're cut out for this job?
He's not cut out to be a teacher.
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Boeing’s cadre of crash test dummies still have their work cut out for them.
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Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
All of which is to say: Apple has its work cut out for it here.
—Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 June 2023
He was not cut out for corporate life, forever trying to please an impossible father.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
But Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts said the Eagles have their work cut out for them to keep those trends in their favor.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2023
Fresno State also ranks 20th against the pass (189.1 ypg), so Mayden has his work cut out for him.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
Single digits Pence has his work cut out for him, if polls are any guide.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
Nonetheless, Sunak will have his work cut out for him to convince Biden that the U.K. can play a constructive role in further stabilizing Northern Ireland.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 6 June 2023
All of that means that professionals who master and encode audio for distribution on streaming networks have their work cut out for them.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
All of which is to say: Apple has its work cut out for it here.
—Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 June 2023
He was not cut out for corporate life, forever trying to please an impossible father.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
But Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts said the Eagles have their work cut out for them to keep those trends in their favor.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2023
Fresno State also ranks 20th against the pass (189.1 ypg), so Mayden has his work cut out for him.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
Single digits Pence has his work cut out for him, if polls are any guide.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
Nonetheless, Sunak will have his work cut out for him to convince Biden that the U.K. can play a constructive role in further stabilizing Northern Ireland.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 6 June 2023
All of that means that professionals who master and encode audio for distribution on streaming networks have their work cut out for them.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
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