make the cut
idiom
: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.
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In his 15 major appearances since winning the 2019 Masters, one of the game’s greatest has failed to make the cut seven times, including three times this year after finishing last (60th) at the Masters in April.
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Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
Still, actress Devery Jacobs wasn’t nominated and the show didn’t make the cut in writing and directing categories.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
In a year where the likes of superb performances from Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman and the cast of Expats, Jessica Lange in The Great Lillian Hall, and on and on don’t even make the cut, well, what a shame.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 July 2024
But back to the big question: Does Greene make the cut?
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
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Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
Still, actress Devery Jacobs wasn’t nominated and the show didn’t make the cut in writing and directing categories.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
In a year where the likes of superb performances from Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman and the cast of Expats, Jessica Lange in The Great Lillian Hall, and on and on don’t even make the cut, well, what a shame.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 July 2024
But back to the big question: Does Greene make the cut?
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
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