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cut me some slack

Date: Mar 03 2004

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“When I first got here, coach used to talk to me all day. I used to be like, please man cut me some slack. Now that the season is going along, I am realizing and understanding everything that he has been teaching me. I am glad he is with me right now to teach me the ins and outs.”
- Carmelo Anthony, star NBA basketball player, talking about his basketball coach.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

leave me alone, stop bothering me, give me some time off from this

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

“Cut me some slack” isn’t as common as the similar expression, “Give me a break.” However, it’s still important to understand how to use it. When you use “cut me some slack,” you’re asking someone to stop bothering you. You are asking to be left alone. For example, if your dad is always telling you to do your school work, you could say, “Hey Dad, cut me some slack. I’ve already done my homework for the day. I’m going to play basketball with my friends.”

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””Mom, cut me some slack. I’m a good kid. I never do anything wrong. Just let me stay out an hour later tonight. I want to be at the party until at least midnight.”“

””I wish my boss would cut me some slack. He’s always telling me what to do. Every hour, he comes by my desk to check on me. It’s like he doesn’t trust me to do the right thing.”“

””Mom, I’m tired of you telling me to clean up my room every day. Cut me some slack!* I’ll clean it when I have time. I have lots of homework to do right now.”“

””Cut me some slack, Jack. I’m sick and tired of listening to you talk about your car all day. I could really care less about it. Just give it a rest.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

‘cut me some slack’ = Gimme a break!; Gimme a rest! I’m tired of facing same thing over and over again.
by Asad (Karachi, Pakistan)
it means that he guess that knows all what the coach is try to teach him. so, he is tired to listen to the same things all the time and he is trying to tell it to the coach saying “give me a time, i know that, cut me a slack”.
by renato (Santos, Brazil)
Give me a break, or quit doing what one is doing
by Elaine (Taipei, Taiwan)
It means “give me a little time, leave me alone a little while”
by Aor (Sukhothai, Thailand)
it means that something that you are not interested in, so you really demand for a break and to get relaxed.
by yu (Hong Kong, China)
She means that she always asked him to give her an amount of freedom to move or act in her own way during a game.
by Gyzely (Araguari-MG, Brasil)
i think it mean give her/him/.. some relax or break
by cindy
I think it’s means give me some rest
by Lilian (Taipei, Taiwan)
I think it’s like “Leave me alone.”
by Momo (Monterey, U.S.A)
It means to give a break, to stop and get a rest.
by Emily (Hong Kong, China)
I think it means, someone want to break, because already know about it.
by Enoch (Watsonville, USA)
let someone take a break!!
by Steven (Taipei, Taiwan)
give me a break
by siriporn (Bangkok, Thailand)
It means give a break or leave alone for a while.
by paola (Pasto, Colombia)
LET HIM FEEL MORE RELEX FOR A MOMENT
by amy
i think seems to that he say “stop behave impertinently” right?
by wonsik (Portland, U.S.A.)
make relaxation ourself
by emilia-ai (Yangzhou, China)
when you do something for the first time, and if you do it wrong, others will not criticize you so harshly because it’s your first time.
by yan (Tianjin, China)
I think the meaning of the phrase is “make me relax”.
by crystal (SZ, China)
“Cut me some slack” means something like “Let’s avoid all this foolish talk”.
by Bruno (Campina Grande – PB, Brazil)
I think it means comfortable, lazy, people do something to make themself relax.
by puff (SZ, China)
I think it meens to refuse from some habits
by asya (Chambarak, Armenia)
I don’t understand, Let me study more.
by hearthjq (Nanchang, China)
cut me some slack means teach me some useful skill. let me to get benefit from it later.
by Mary (DongGuan, China)
I think the meaning is get rid of the careless, lazy, and insouciant attitude and put on an upbeat, earnest and serious look instead to get things done
by Chrisy (Wuhan, China)
catch the weak point, tell the disadvantage part, teach the right thing. make him comfortable
by xiang (Shanghai, China)
Help me moderate in some quality toward perfect
by music (Yunnan, China)
to make someone stupid and not to bring him any improvement
by jiang (Beijing, China)
kind of be nice to someone
by long (San Jose, California)