cut it

Verb

Meaning

cut it (third-person singular simple present cuts it, present participle cutting it, simple past and past participle cut it)

(idiomatic) To suffice; to be effective or successful.
Sometimes, professional tools are necessary and homespun solutions just don't cut it.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

thrive prosper outwear get through deliver the goods make it break through come through measure up live out fit the bill do well live down cut the mustard pass muster
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Antonyms

bomb collapse fail founder crater break down
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Examples

A foldable wall won’t cut it and it’s unsound to only consider the present shoreline.’ Source: Internet

After the commercial disappointment of Citizen Kane, RKO was apprehensive about the new film, and after poor preview responses, cut it by nearly an hour before its release. Source: Internet

Almásy was mesmerized by Katharine's voice as she read Herodotus' Histories out loud by the campfire.sfn They soon began a very intense affair, but she cut it short, claiming that Geoffrey would go mad if he were to discover them. Source: Internet

An 1828 definition of a tangent was "a right line which touches a curve, but which when produced, does not cut it". Source: Internet

Another LucasArts designer, Hal Barwood, suggested they cut it in half, leading to the shortened version as in the released game, and having the player take over when they arrive at the mansion. Source: Internet

A last minute notice of reopening doesn’t cut it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cut in wages cut into cut into pieces cut it close cut it fat cut it fine