All cut the mustard synonyms
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- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- discuss β to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- satisfy β to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- conform β If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- gratify β to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- flatter β to make flat.
- please β (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- correspond β If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
- become β If someone or something becomes a particular thing, they start to change and develop into that thing, or start to develop the characteristics mentioned.
- befit β If something befits a person or thing, it is suitable or appropriate for them.
- go with β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- commit β If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- take care of β a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- administer β If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
- use β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- supervise β to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
- serve β to act as a servant.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- utilize β to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- treat β to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- conduct β When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- govern β to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- operate β to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- maneuver β a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- dispense β to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- wield β to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- ply β British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- steer β to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- swing β to play (music) in the style of swing.
- bestow β To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
- apply β If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- advise β If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- guide β to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
- manipulate β to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- do β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- accord β An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- suffice β to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
- tally β an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- harmonize β to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.