Meaning of DOESN'T CUT IT and UP TO SNUFF - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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So in English, when we say something doesn't cut it,
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰่‹ฑ่ชžใง ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒใ†ใพใใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
00:03
it means that it is not of good enough quality
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ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚ŒใŒๅๅˆ†ใชๅ“่ณชใงใฏใชใ„ใ€ใพใŸใฏๅ˜ใซๅๅˆ†ใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—
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or it's just not good enough.
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ใพใ™. ไฝ•ใ‹ใซ
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Maybe we were looking for a certain level
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ไธ€ๅฎšใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใฎๅ“่ณชใ‚’ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œ
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of quality in something
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00:14
and it is not close to that level,
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ใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ใใฎใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใซ่ฟ‘ใใชใ„
00:17
so we would say it doesn't cut it.
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ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ซใƒƒใƒˆใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™.
00:19
Let's think of an example.
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ไพ‹ใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:21
Maybe you work at a bakery
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ใŸใถใ‚“ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใƒ‘ใƒณๅฑ‹ใงๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใฆ
00:23
and your job is to make batches of cookies.
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ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎไป•ไบ‹ ใฏใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™.
00:26
Maybe you need to make batches of cookies
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ใŸใถใ‚“ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒ
00:29
and your boss comes in every once in a while
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ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎไธŠๅธใฏๆ™‚ใ€…ใ‚„ใฃใฆๆฅ
00:32
and tries the cookies,
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ใฆใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใ‚’่ฉฆใ—ใ€ๆ™‚ใ€…
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and every once in a while says,
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ใ€
00:35
this batch of cookies doesn't cut it.
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒˆใ—ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ™.
00:38
What they would mean, if they say that,
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใใ†่จ€ใ†ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใใฎ
00:40
is that that batch of cookies doesn't taste right,
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ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใฏๅ‘ณใŒ่‰ฏใใชใ„ใ€
00:43
maybe that batch of cookies doesn't look right,
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ๅคšๅˆ†ใใฎ ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใฏๆญฃใ—ใ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใง
00:47
and they would express that by saying
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ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ
00:49
this batch of cookies doesn't cut it.
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒˆใ—ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใงใใ‚Œใ‚’่กจ็พใ™ใ‚‹.
00:51
So, when you say that something doesn't cut it in English,
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ใคใพใ‚Š ใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใงไฝ•ใ‹ใŒใ†ใพใใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
00:55
it means that it's just not of the quality
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใŸๅ“่ณชใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
00:58
that you were looking for.
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ใ—ใพใ™.
01:00
Hey, we have another phrase as well
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ใญใˆใ€
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that we could use almost the same way,
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ใปใผๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซไฝฟ็”จใงใใ‚‹ๅˆฅใฎ
01:04
and that is to say that something is either up to snuff
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ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บ
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or isn't up to snuff.
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ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:10
So in the example with doesn't cut it,
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒˆใ—ใชใ„ไพ‹ใงใฏใ€
01:13
we were talking about cookies.
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็งใŸใกใฏใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ.
01:14
Your boss could also say
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฎไธŠๅธใฏใ€
01:16
this batch of cookies is not up to snuff.
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใฏๅๅˆ†ใงใฏใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“.
01:19
That would mean that the batch of cookies isn't good enough.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใ€Cookie ใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใŒๅๅˆ†ใงใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:23
That the batch of cookies doesn't cut it.
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ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใŒใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒˆใ—ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ€‚
01:26
But in a positive way,
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ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€่‚ฏๅฎš็š„ใชๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ€
01:27
if the cookies were really good, you could say,
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ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ ่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€
01:30
oh, these are totally up to snuff.
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ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏๅฎŒๅ…จใซๅ—…ใŽๅˆ†ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™.
01:32
These are up to snuff
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏๅ—…ใŽๅˆ†ใ‘
01:33
and ready to sell to people who like to eat cookies.
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ใฆใ€ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ญใƒผใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅฅฝใใชไบบใซๅฃฒใ‚‹ๆบ–ๅ‚™ใŒใงใใฆใ„ใพใ™.
01:37
So, two phrases for you today,
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ใงใฏใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฎ 2 ใคใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใฏใ€
01:39
something doesn't cut it,
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒใ†ใพใใ„ใ‹ใชใ„
01:40
it means it is of bad quality.
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ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ๅ“่ณชใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
01:42
If something is up to snuff,
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€
01:44
it means that it is of good enough quality
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ใใ‚Œใฏไฝฟ็”จใพใŸใฏ่ฒฉๅฃฒใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซๅๅˆ†ใชๅ“่ณชใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—
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to use or to sell.
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ใพใ™.
01:50
Bob the Canadian here,
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ใ“ใ“ใซใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ไบบใฎใƒœใƒ–ใ€
01:51
and you're learning English with me,
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ใใ—ใฆใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็งใจไธ€็ท’ใซ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ๅญฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™
01:52
have a great day.
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