Make The Cut Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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make the cut What does make the cut mean?	meet or come up to a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)	meet or come up to a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)The young player did not make the cut and was unable to join the team that year.
make the cut What does make the cut mean?	to meet or reach a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)	The young player did not make the cut and was not able to join the team.
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call off the dogs or call the dogs off What does "call off the dogs or call the dogs off" mean?	to stop threatening or chasing or hounding someone	The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man.
wired What does "wired" mean?	connected electronically using cable(s) or radio connections
don sackcloth and ashes What does "don sackcloth and ashes" mean?	to behave in a way that shows that you are very sorry for something that you have done wrong - in ancient Biblical times people wore very uncomfortable sackcloth (cloth for sacks) for mourning and al	The man was asked to don sackcloth and ashes to repent for his terrible mistake.
Buggles' turn What does "Buggles' turn" mean?	(UK) If it Buggles' turn, someone gets promotion through length of service rather than ability, especially in the British civil service.
up front What does "up front" mean?	honest; truthful; forthright

have egg on one`s face What does "have egg on one`s face " mean?	to be embarrassed (because of an obvious error)	The man has egg on his face now that he has admitted that he was wrong about his boss.
armpit of (somewhere) What does "armpit of (somewhere)" mean?	a place that is the ugliest or worst place in a particular area	The small city is the armpit of the country and nobody wants to go there to work.
(one's) chickens have come home to roost What does "(one's) chickens have come home to roost" mean?	one's words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person	Her chickens came home to roost and now she must take responsibility for what she did.
Cake's not worth the candle What does "Cake's not worth the candle" mean?	If someone says that the cake's not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it.
put one's finger on (something) What does "put one's finger on (something)" mean?	to locate something precisely, to identify something as very important	I was able to put my finger on the problem and find someone to fix it.

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Make The Cut Idiom