make the cut
idiom
: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.
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Then comes the intensive work of assessing studies’ quality, extracting relevant data from works that make the cut, analyzing data to glean insights, and writing a cogent narrative that sums up the past while looking to the future.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
There were a few festival favorites that didn’t make the cut.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Some of the Weasley’s in particular, of which there are six brothers including mischievous twins Fred and George, could be drawn from those who don’t quite make the cut as Ron.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The Hill’s Julia Mueller and Cheyenne M. Daniels have takeaways from the pardons, including a notable name that didn’t make the cut: Democratic Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mosby, who was convicted of mortgage fraud and perjury earlier this year.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
There were a few festival favorites that didn’t make the cut.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Some of the Weasley’s in particular, of which there are six brothers including mischievous twins Fred and George, could be drawn from those who don’t quite make the cut as Ron.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The Hill’s Julia Mueller and Cheyenne M. Daniels have takeaways from the pardons, including a notable name that didn’t make the cut: Democratic Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mosby, who was convicted of mortgage fraud and perjury earlier this year.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Make the cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20cut. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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