Idiom
cut out
Meaning
Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am not cut out for this difficult job.”
“She realized she was not cut out for office work and decided to become a gardener instead.”
“After several months of struggling with the intense pressure of the role, he finally admitted that he was simply not cut out for a career in high-stakes finance.”
Examples
simple
“I am not cut out for this difficult job.”
contextual
“She realized she was not cut out for office work and decided to become a gardener instead.”
complex
“After several months of struggling with the intense pressure of the role, he finally admitted that he was simply not cut out for a career in high-stakes finance.”
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