cut it close

cut it close (third-person singular simple present cuts it close, present participle cutting it close, simple past and past participle cut it close)

1. (colloquial) To barely complete something.

   Synonym: cut it fine

   Driving 300 miles on one tank of gas was cutting it close, but we arrived safely.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ it,‎ close.

• cut it

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