📚 verb • entry_id 49880
cut someone some slack
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aflojar un poco • dar cuartelillo • darle un descanso • darle un respiro • dejar pasar el incidente • no presionar • no ser tan duro con alguien • ser más tolerante • ser paciente con alguien • tenerle paciencia a alguien
To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely.
He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.
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