Using idioms with the word "CUT"

How well do you know the following idioms?

CUT IT CLOSE; CUT CORNERS; CUT OUT FOR; CUT OUT TO; MAKE THE CUT; 
CUT SOMEONE SOME SLACK; CUT IT OUT; CUT THE CRAP; NOT CUT IT

If you're familiar with all of them, then head over to our main blog for a quick exercise & check how well you can use these idioms in sentences.

If you're unsure about what some or all of them mean, read on for our quick lesson and look at the examples below first before heading to our main blog and trying the exercise.

-- CUTTING IT CLOSE means to almost be late for something or to not give yourself ample (enough) time before a scheduled event.

Give yourself ample time for your flight. You don't want to CUT IT TOO CLOSE and be stressed going through airport security. 

-- CUT CORNERS means to miss steps in a process.
His manager advised him not to CUT CORNERS in order to make a good impression with his colleagues.