cuts someone some slack
Eases up on
To cut someone some slack is to ease up on them—to be less critical, demanding, or strict than you might otherwise be.
The image is of loosening a rope that's been pulled too tight.
Cut me some slack, I just started this job.
The teacher cuts him some slack because she knows what he's dealing with at home.
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- lenityMerciful mildness in judgment
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
trust · benefit of the doubt · good faith · sympathy · reprieve · latitude · leeway · wiggle room · compromise · consideration · patience · open mind · indulgence · forbearance · tolerance · adjustment · concession · support
cuts someone some slackthrows the book at
Imposes maximum punishment
rakes over the coals · holds someone's feet to the fire · nitpicks · breathes down someone's neck · reads the riot act
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