I started studying medicine but I quickly realized I wasn't cut out for it.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
(be) cut out for something — be ˌcut ˈout for sth | be ˌcut ˈout to be sth derived (informal) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth • He s not cut out for teaching. • He s not cut out to be a teacher. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut out — I verb 1. delete or remove (Freq. 2) Cut out the extra text cut out the newspaper article • Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut out — phrasal verb Word forms cut out : present tense I/you/we/they cut out he/she/it cuts out present participle cutting out past tense cut out past participle cut out 1) a) [transitive] to remove something from a larger piece by cutting cut something … English dictionary
cut out — ADJ: usu with brd neg, v link ADJ, ADJ for n, ADJ to inf If you are not cut out for a particular type of work, you do not have the qualities that are needed to be able to do it well. I left medicine anyway. I wasn t really cut out for it... He… … English dictionary
cut out — 1. adjective Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose. Im not really cut out for camping outdoors. Im allergic to mosquito bites. 2. verb a) To remove or shape … Wiktionary
(be) cut out to be something — be ˌcut ˈout for sth | be ˌcut ˈout to be sth derived (informal) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth • He s not cut out for teaching. • He s not cut out to be a teacher. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
To cut out — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… … English new terms dictionary
