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Phrase(s): cut someone a break [and] cut someone some slack
Sl. to give someone a break; to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. • Come on, cut me a break! I’m a good guy! • I was only a few minutes late! Cut me a break! Don’t dock my pay! • Cut me some slack and I’ll be sure to pay you all I owe in a month.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs