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make the cut

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
make the -cut
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the sport of golf, in which players are said to make the cut when they match or exceed a certain score, thus avoiding elimination during the final two rounds of a four-round tournament.

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes the cut (present, singular) making the cut (participle, present) made the cut (participle, past) made the cut (past)

Phrases

make the grade

Frequently Paired Words

cutline make the grade

Questions

What does make the cut mean?
To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.
Where does make the cut come from?
From the sport of golf, in which players are said to make the cut when they match or exceed a certain score, thus avoiding elimination during the final two rounds of a four-round tournament.

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