cut someone slack

A form of cut someone some slack — To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely.

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Meanings

verbcut someone slack (third-person singular simple present cuts someone slack, present participle cutting someone slack, simple past and past participle cut someone slack)

present singular third person cuts someone slack · participle present cutting someone slack

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cut someone some slack.
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