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.

    無法勝任;不符合要求;表現不如預期。

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

      他試著接手這個專案,但似乎無法勝任。

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

      經過幾個月的訓練,她仍然無法勝任這份工作。

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

      這家餐廳的服務很差;服務生根本無法勝任。