Question

be cut out for = be cut out to be

Accepted Answer

have exactly the right qualities for a particular role, task or job – informal

The sense of cut out here is formed or fashioned by cutting as the pieces of a garment are cut out from the fabric.

1992 - Paul Auster - Leviathan - Whenever I stopped and examined my own behavior, I concluded that I wasn't cut out for marriage. have exactly the right qualities for a particular role, task or job – informal

The sense of cut out here is formed or fashioned by cutting as the pieces of a garment are cut out from the

Cut I Qualities Role Task Job Informal Sense