give/cut (someone) some slack

idiom

informal

: to treat (someone) in a less harsh or critical way

Would you give/cut me some slack? I'm doing the best I can.

Examples of give/cut (someone) some slack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 20-year-old should be cut some slack because of his age. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Being cut some slack? —USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024

Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21) Hoping you’ll be cut some slack? —USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023

People who try but fail to use them properly should be cut some slack, the singer said. —Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022

Does this sound like a country eager to cut some slack to a man with $140 billion and a $500 million boat? —New York Times, 29 July 2022

Even though Kohli had become low picking fruit suddenly,Shastri believed his former pupil deserved to be cut some slack. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022

With the work more than half done, more than half the paychecks have been cashed—and, in any event, the unions should be willing to cut some slack for a President who is working hard to pass an enormous infrastructure-spending package. —Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 9 June 2021

These new software tools for online learning include features that offer better controls for teachers, make unique considerations for students of different age groups, and cut some slack to the kids who need it the most. —Adrienne So, Wired, 2 May 2021