cut someone some slack
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editcut someone some slack (third-person singular simple present cuts someone some slack, present participle cutting someone some slack, simple past and past participle cut someone some slack)
- (idiomatic) To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely.
- He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.
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