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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Deadpool & Wolverine was far more graphic and vulgar than previous Marvel Studios projects — but one of its especially dirty lines didn't make the cut.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
These systems scan résumés for specific criteria, filtering out the ones that don’t make the cut before a recruiter even has a chance to glance at them.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Even the Great Pyramid of Giza didn’t make the cut this time around.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Sure, the client owns the final version, but how about any concepts or drafts that didn’t make the cut?
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
These systems scan résumés for specific criteria, filtering out the ones that don’t make the cut before a recruiter even has a chance to glance at them.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Even the Great Pyramid of Giza didn’t make the cut this time around.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Sure, the client owns the final version, but how about any concepts or drafts that didn’t make the cut?
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Make the cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20cut. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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