not cut it

not able to deal with problems or difficulties satisfactorily. We were playing against some young people who were strong and fast, and we couldn't quite cut it.

Related vocabulary: not cut the mustard

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stoyan	-	Bulgarian
'Ashtoret	-	Biblical Hebrew, Near Eastern Mythology
Hiroto	hee-ṙo-to	Japanese
Abbott	['æbət]
Tiberius	ti-BE-ri-uws	Ancient Roman
Umberto	oom-BER-to	Italian