cut someone some slack

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely

Japanese Meaning

大目に見る、寛容に扱う / 過ちや失敗に対して厳しく責めず、柔軟に対応する

3つの授業とアルバイトを掛け持ちしているのだから、その人がパーティーの出欠を忘れたとしても大目に見てあげるべきだ。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely

He's the new kid on the block and doesn't know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.

cuts someone some slack

（ present singular third-person ）

cutting someone some slack

（ participle present ）

cut someone some slack

（ participle past ）

cut someone some slack

（ past ）