can't cut it

Related to word: cut

Idiom

Definition

  1. To be unable to perform adequately or meet the required standards; to fail to succeed in a particular task or activity.

    无法胜任;不符合要求;表现不如预期。

    • He tried to take on the project, but it seems he can't cut it.

      他试着接手这个项目,但似乎无法胜任。

    • After months of training, she still can't cut it for the job.

      经过几个月的训练,她仍然无法胜任这份工作。

    • The service at the restaurant was awful; the waiters just couldn't cut it.

      这家餐厅的服务很差;服务员根本无法胜任。