cut out for
Example Sentences
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"He's very self-effacing about it - I think that he just knew he was not cut out for it," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
But your friend’s sister has her work cut out for her — and her own lawyer’s fee to pay.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
But in this particular case the Wall Street opportunists have their work cut out for them.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
She gave birth to a son, but she said she wasn’t cut out for motherhood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
“They have not been well-advised. You have your work cut out for you.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
