cut it

phrase

: to cut the mustard

Examples of cut it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Congress ought to get up off its ice-cold, lazy butt and cut it itself. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Mayfield got sacked on third down and McLaughlin’s 38-yarder cut it to 17-13. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Use it in salads by marinating in soy sauce, lime juice, and black pepper, cutting it into thin strips, and sauteing with a little coconut oil. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

If a stage is a tenth of the path, then even cutting it to zero shortens the path by a tenth at most. — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 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