Question

cut someone some slack Our professors are very strict; I wish they would cut us some slack before the exams.

Accepted Answer

If you relax a rule, treat a person less severely or allow someone to do something which is normally not permitted, you cut them some slack.

Phrase/Idiom	cut someone some slack
Definition	If you relax a rule, treat a person less severely or allow someone to do something which is normally not permitted, you cut them some slack.
Example	Our professors are very strict; I wish they would cut us some slack before the exams.

Cut Slack Relax Rule Treat Person Severely Permitted