cut out for

phrase

variants 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. — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023 Single digits Pence has his work cut out for him, if polls are any guide. — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 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 See All Example Sentences for cut out for

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“Cut out for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20out%20for. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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