can't hack it
Example Sentences
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It was evidence that at 75, John, who has two young kids, isn’t hanging up his touring boots because he can’t hack it anymore.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
Go back to playing blues, because the sitar, you can’t hack it, I beg you, sir, to quit the raga-muffin’.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022
Gonzaga isn’t some fraudulent mid-major that can’t hack it physically with a Big 12 team.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2021
It wasn’t like they were like, oh I can’t hack it at work so therefore I’m not going to push myself.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2018
And if there’s one way to immediately alienate the customer who’s most likely to part with $1,500 for this camera, it’s to build a product that can’t hack it under pressure.
From The Verge • Jul. 30, 2014
