not cut it Idiom, Proverb

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bitch

a complaining woman, a woman who nags What a bitch! She complains to us and criticizes her kids.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bitter pill

a negative event, a loss, a painful experience Divorce is a bitter pill for her. She believed in her marriage.

a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

a hit

a drug dose, drugs from a needle When she's depressed, she'll do anything for a hit.

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

not cut it

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not cut it

If you say that addition cannot cut it or does not cut it, you beggarly that they are not accomplished or aggressive abundant to accomplish in a accurate job. We're in a absolute blend now Johnny's gone. Lorenzo's been accomplishing the vocals, but he aloof can't cut it. It's a actual boxy assignment environment. If you don't cut it again you're out.Learn more: cut, not

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a keeper a kept woman a lady-killer a leg up a level playing field a lick and a promise a lift a little bird told me a little hair off the dog a little off a little steep a long shot a loose cannon a losing streak a lost cause a lot of bunk a lot of falderal not care (a) tuppence not care a hang not care a hang (about something) not care a hoot not care a hoot (about something) not care a monkey's fart (about something) not care two hoots (about something) not care two hoots about not care two pins (about something) not care two straws not care two straws (about something) not care twopence not care/give a damn not care/give a hoot not care/give tuppence for/about somebody/something not care/give/worth a fig, to not come amiss not come cheap not come to harm not come/go amiss not cool! not count your chickens not cricket not cricket, it's/that's not cup of tea not cut it not cut out for (something) not cut the mustard not darken (one's) door again not darken somewhere's door not darken the door of (some place) not darken the doorstep of (some place) not dirty (one's) hands not dirty your hands not do (someone or oneself) any favors not do a hand's turn not do a lot for (someone) not do a stroke not do a stroke (of work) not do a stroke of work not do anything by halves not do anything for (someone) not do anything/a lot/much for somebody not do much for (someone) not do things by halves not done not dream of something/of doing something not dry behind the ears not enough room to swing a cat not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be not exactly