CUT SB SOME SLACK

Meaning of CUT SB SOME SLACK in English

( informal ) to be less critical of sb or less strict with them :

Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOME — I. (|)səm adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pron., from Old English sum, adjective & pron.; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLACK — I. ˈslak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old Saxon slak slack, …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SOME — I. _səm; when n immediately precedes, as in “winsome”, (t)səm adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOME — /sum/ ; unstressed /seuhm/ , adj. 1. being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object. 2. (used with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLACK — slack 1 — slackingly , adv. — slackly , adv. — slackness , n. /slak/ , adj. 1. not tight, …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOME — I. ˈsəm, for 2 without stress adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLACK — I. ˈslak adjective Etymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus …
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CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-SOME — I. adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; akin to Old High German -sam -some, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOME — adj considerable in number or quality. 2. some ·adj not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some …
Webster English vocab
SLACK — adv slackly; as, slack dried hops. 2. slack ·noun a valley, or small, shallow dell. 3. slack ·noun small coal; …
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Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOME — [some] adj [ME som, adj. & pron., fr. OE sum; akin to OHG sum some, Gk hame somehow, homos same--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLACK — [slack] adj [ME slak, fr. OE sleac; akin to OHG slah slack, L laxus slack, loose, languere to languish, Gk …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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SOME — determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner / səm; NAmE ; strong form sʌm/ 1. used with uncountable nouns or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLACK — / slæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( slack·er , slack·est ) 1. not stretched tight …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
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SOME — I. some 1 S1 W1 /səm; strong sʌm/ BrE AmE determiner [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sum ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLACK — I. slack 1 /slæk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sleac ] 1 . hanging loosely, or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLACK — adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1 (of rope etc.) not taut. 2 inactive or sluggish. 3 negligent or remiss. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOME — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLACK — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. 1 (of rope etc.) not taut. 2 inactive or sluggish. 3 negligent or remiss. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1. an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SLACK — 1. adj., n., v., & adv. --adj. 1. (of rope etc.) not taut. 2 inactive or sluggish. 3 negligent or …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLACK — ( slacker, slackest, slacks, slacking, slacked) 1. Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOME — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/many/some/any more ▪ Can I have a little more time to finish? ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLACK — I. adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Corporate profits have been hurt by slack demand. ▪ I let the rope …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLACK — (NOT ACTIVE) [adjective] - showing a lack of activity; not busy or happening in a positive wayBusiness is always slack …
Cambridge English vocab
CUT — INDEX: 1. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 2. to cut food 3. to cut part of your …
Longman Activator English vocab
SLACK — n. 25B6; adjective the rope went slack : LOOSE, limp, hanging, flexible. slack skin : FLACCID, flabby, loose, sagging, saggy. …
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CUT — n. 25B6; verb the knife slipped and cut his finger : GASH, slash, lacerate, sever, slit, pierce, penetrate, wound, injure; …
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SLACK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CUT — v. 1 gash, slash, slit; open I cut my finger on the glass 2 slice, cut off, carve Please cut …
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SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
SOME — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. 1) кое-кто, некоторые, одни, другие This bird feeds on worms and according to some, on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLACK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUT — I 1. гл. 1) резать, разрезать He cut his chin while shaving. ≈ Он порезался, когда брился. Cut the cake. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOME — some.ogg 1. sʌm (полная форма); səm,sm (редуцированные формы) a 1. 1> какой-нибудь, (хоть) какой-то some other solution will have to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLACK
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUT — _I 1. kʌt n 1. 1> порез; разрез a cut on the finger - порез пальца cuts on the face …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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