Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Slackly.

    slack dried hops

    Her clothes hung slack on her.

Examples

74 sentences

  1. We need to cut Tom some slack.

    Нам потрібно дати Тому поблажку. — deniko

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  2. Tom didn't cut Mary any slack.

    ruТом не давал Мэри ни единой поблажки. — sharptoothed

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  3. You should cut Tom some slack.

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  4. Why don't you cut Tom some slack?

    deWarum bist du bei Tom nicht etwas nachsichtig? — Tamy

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  5. Why don't we cut Tom some slack?

    ruПочему бы нам не быть снисходительней к Тому? — Ooneykcall

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Origin

From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. Fo

From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc (“slack”), from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. For sense of coal dust, compare slag.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
skywalkerslabC2slackenslackerslackline

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