| 词组 | cut someone some slack |
| 释义 | Idiom cut someone some slackcut (someone) some slack American & Australian, informal to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, or to treat someone less severely than is usual.Officials have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to cut Utah some slack in enforcing the Clean Air Act. cut someone some slackINFORMALIf you cut someone some slack, you are less critical of their behaviour or performance than usual because you know they are in a difficult situation. When you're new at a job, colleagues and bosses cut you some slack. They forgive minor mistakes because you're new. Note: This expression is variable. Instead of some, people sometimes use words such as a little or a lot of. She's still upset about her dad. Cut her a little slack. cut someone some slackallow someone some leeway; make allowances for someone's behaviour. North American informal 1998 Times Most, though, are willing to cut Spielberg some slack for the sake of cinematic interpretation. cut someone some slackverbSee cut someone a break cut someone some slack, toTo give someone more time or more of a chance, to ease up on someone. This term, dating from the mid-1900s, alludes to a slackening of tautness in a rope or sail. Sandra Brown had it in Alibi (1999), “‘Don’t lean on him yet; let’s cut him some slack for now.’” |
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