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Meaning of cut it close | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To barely complete something.
colloquial
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, it, close.

Examples

“Driving 300 miles on one tank of gas was cutting it close, but we arrived safely.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

cut it fat cut it fine cut it loose cut it up cut like a knife cut logs