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The meaning of 'cut out' in this sentence:
Hi!
There is the sentence:
"They said that I wasn't cut out to be an artist!".
How do you think, what means 'cut out' here?
Correct my English grammar, please.
Thank you.
21 gen 2016 07:57
Risposte · 3
The meaning of 'cut out' in this sentence = ill-suited ( not suitable) or fit to be something due to one's nature .
I cannot stand the sight of blood . Now you know why I am not cut out to be a doctor.
I am not cut out to be an artist ,because ,by nature ,I am not a creative person .
21 gennaio 2016
"Cut out" in this sentence means "fit" or "meant". "I wasnt meant to be a doctor" and "I wasnt cut out to be a doctor", mean the same thing.
21 gennaio 2016
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