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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

cut someone some slack

Part of Speechverb

To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely

In a Sentence

“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.”

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Synonyms

give someone a breakgive someone enough rope

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Related Words

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