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cut some slack |
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cut somebody 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 somebody some slack (spoken) to give someone additional freedom I'm going to cut you some slack. Because it's the last day of classes, we don't have to talk anything serious today. If you and your kids don't agree about their futures, cut them some slack - explain your views, but don't try to force them to agree. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Davis also said Schwarzenegger should be cut some slack - particularly for some of the comments he has made. But the district needs to bolster its security forces, and no doubt it could do that more easily if the union were to cut some slack on pay scales. Trenton Cross, the man who might still be Northridge's starting point guard if he had finished some plays with the game on the line, hopes Grundy is cut some slack. |
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