Emotions & feelings
cut yourself some slack
be less self-critical
To be less strict or critical towards yourself when you make a mistake or cannot do everything perfectly.
Hear it in real life
I made one small mistake in the presentation.
Cut yourself some slack - nobody noticed.
I've only been learning the guitar for a month, so I need to cut myself some slack.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: You should cut yourself a slack.
Say: You should cut yourself some slack.
The idiom uses the uncountable noun "slack," without "a."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
cut yourself some slack; cut someone some slack
Your turn: say it out loud
I've only been learning the guitar for a month, so I need to cut myself some slack.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
cut yourself some slack
be less self-critical
“I've only been learning the guitar for a month, so I need to cut myself some slack.”
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