make the cut
make the cut — 慣用語
1. to reach a high enough standard to be chosen as part of a smaller group, after o
入選；獲選
達到標準而從一群人中被選上
to reach a high enough standard to be chosen as part of a smaller group, after others have been removed.
Padma practised for months, but still did not make the cut for the choir.
Padma 練習了好幾個月，但還是沒能入選合唱團。
make the cut for [a group] = be chosen for it
Only three of the forty paintings made the cut for the gallery show.
四十幅畫作中，只有三幅入選了這場畫廊展覽。
subject can be a thing, not just a person
Asher trained every morning, hoping to make the cut for the national swimming team.
Asher 每天早上都訓練，希望能入選國家游泳隊。
hope/try to make the cut = aim to be selected
The judges read every story, but only ten writers made the cut.
評審讀了每一篇故事，但最後只有十位作者獲選。
Your essay was good, but sadly it did not quite make the cut this year.
你的文章很好，但很可惜今年沒能通過篩選。
did not make the cut = was not good enough
- make the cut for
- did not make the cut
- trying to make the cut
- fail to make the cut
- qualify
more neutral and formal; about meeting fixed rules rather than beating rivals
- make the grade
another idiom; stresses reaching a required level, not surviving a selection round
- get selected
plain wording; lacks the sense of others being dropped
用法筆記
Often negative or conditional — speakers use it most when someone narrowly fails ('did not make the cut') or hopes to succeed ('trying to make the cut'). The standard being met is set by other people, not by the speaker.