cut it

phrase

: to cut the mustard

Examples of cut it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their move to their new training ground was precipitated by the realisation that fitting in around the boys’ academy schedules would no longer cut it. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Milwaukee’s Andrew Vaughn hit a solo shot over the left-field bleachers in the fourth to end a 24-game home-run drought and cut it to 2-1. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

How to Mince an Onion Mincing an onion is cutting it into very small pieces. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

My interest came from learning folk songs, memorable stories passed down over the generations in an oral sense before the American music business cut it up and started handing out ownership of copyrights and publishing. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cut it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit