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To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
donar marge
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Finnish:
joustaa
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Finnish:
löysätä
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Finnish:
antaa armoa
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French:
donner du mou
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French:
lâcher la bride
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German:
mit einem blauen Auge davonkommen
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Hungarian:
elnéző
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Polish:
dawać spokój
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Polish:
dać spokój
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Portuguese:
dar um tempo
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Portuguese:
dar uma folga
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Portuguese:
dar um desconto
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Romanian:
scuti
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Spanish:
dar cuartelillo
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Spanish:
no ser tan duro con alguien
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Spanish:
dejar pasar el incidente
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Spanish:
tenerle paciencia a alguien
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Spanish:
ser paciente con alguien
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Spanish:
darle un respiro
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Spanish:
aflojar un poco
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Spanish:
ser más tolerante
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Spanish:
no presionar
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Spanish:
darle un descanso
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