hack it

hack it

slang To complete or tolerate a task or situation. Usually used in the negative. All that job taught me is that I can't hack it as a salesman. I go to Florida every winter because I just can't hack it in the cold, and I'd rather not be miserable for months.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hack it

manage; cope (usually used in the negative). informal
2001 Irish Examiner Bank robber John Carr said he couldn't hack it on the outside. The freedom was doing his head in and he wanted to go back to the surrounds of his cell.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hack it

tv. to stand up to something; to endure something. I’m afraid you can’t hack it. It just isn’t working out.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

hack it, to

To accomplish, to cope, to manage well. This slangy usage dates from the mid-1900s and often is put negatively. Thus, “Another celebration for his promotion? I just can’t hack it.” Also, “Head the group? I’m not too old to hack it.”
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • hack it, to
  • can't hack it
  • hack
  • hack up
  • take no for an answer
  • hack out
  • hack away
  • argue
  • argue (one) into
  • argue into doing
References in classic literature
But in spite of all the murderer's horror before the body of his victim, he must hack it to pieces, hide the body, must use what he has gained by his murder.
Anna Karenina
The breach would be especially galling for Wikileaks as it had previously challenged the Saudi Arabia-based OurMine to hack it.
WikiLeaks Hacked By Rival Group OurMine
SuPPORt Kate's ex Jefferson Hack It's thought she could be worth twice that personally - dwarfing Jamie's wealth.
THEY THINK IT'S FALLS OVER; MODEL'S SOLO HOLS AFTER LOVE SPLIT CLAIMS