cut it close

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cut it close

verb cuts it close · cutting it close · cut it close

colloquial To barely complete something. Driving 300 miles on one tank of gas was cutting it close, but we arrived safely.
Similar: cut it fine
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, it, close.

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@misc{cut_it_close_2026,
  title = {cut it close},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20it%20close},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}