CUT IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cut it

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Definition of cut it

as in make it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment He couldn't cut it as an actor, so went into journalism instead.

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Recent Examples of cut it Collusion requires a secret agreement involving teams and the league to deny employment; a team deciding to not sign a player doesn’t cut it. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 This happens on occasion, typically when musicians cut it too close during an encore. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The controversy began after a family celebrating a 5-year-old's birthday at Joey Tomato's in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, brought a cake into the restaurant and later asked for a knife to cut it. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Just dropping a like isn't going to cut it either, that's barely acknowledging a very real human being on the other end of that username, never mind a conversation. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut it

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An inmate ran out of a preliminary hearing at the Fairfield Courthouse Tuesday afternoon, knocking down a deputy district attorney and making it out of the courtroom before he was quickly apprehended, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Current star had a standout performance alongside her sister Tabitha, helping their nation qualify for its first Women’s World Cup by making it to the semifinals of this tournament alongside Cameroon, Morocco and South Africa.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of make it

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Gausman opened the following inning by getting ahead of Murakami 0-2 but followed with three straight balls, and the Sox slugger unloaded on a low fastball.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Our goal became to build a model that could get ahead of that lag, digitizing doctors’ clinical judgment and predicting a patient’s trajectory before the APACHE score was calculable.

— Frank Naeymi-Rad, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of get ahead

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There are a lot of great things about New York, but getting there and navigating will always be a hassle.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The Minnesota State Fair is just a week away, and one of the most stressful parts of the experience is figuring out how to get there.

— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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