CUTTING IT Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cutting it

phrase

present participle of cut it

as in making it

to reach a desired level of accomplishment He couldn't cut it as an actor, so went into journalism instead.

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Recent Examples of cutting it Bouchard scored twice in the second period, sparking Edmonton's rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the frame on a long wrist shot through traffic. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Bouchard scored twice in the second, sparking Edmonton’s rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the period on a long wrist shot through traffic. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Use it in salads by marinating in soy sauce, lime juice, and black pepper, cutting it into thin strips, and sauteing with a little coconut oil. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 If a stage is a tenth of the path, then even cutting it to zero shortens the path by a tenth at most. — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The quick is hard to see, especially on dark nails, and cutting it causes pain and bleeding. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 How to Mince an Onion Mincing an onion is cutting it into very small pieces. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 Making every other drink a lower-cost nonalcoholic option can make a night out meaningfully cheaper without cutting it short. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 Chronically cutting it short has consequences for cognition, mood, metabolism and long-term health. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting it

Phrase

Three years after making it, while driving drunk in East Hampton, Pollock crashed his car, killing himself and one of the passengers, Edith Metzger.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s lowered expectations to just a handful, or none, of these startups making it to public markets, the sources said.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of making it

Phrase

In the seventh, reliever Steven Matz issued a leadoff walk to Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt after getting ahead 1-2 in the count.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
By the end of the fifth, the Dodgers had gone eight consecutive innings without scoring, and with a game plan of getting ahead before the Brewers’ vaunted bullpen could take over.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting ahead

Phrase

The answer is that making good policy is challenging, and the definition of good policy itself is not clear cut.

— Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
What has not changed, though, are feelings of anxiety or uncertainty related to money, which can complicate making good decisions.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026