cannot make it
(Singapore, colloquial, stative, idiomatic) Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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(Singapore, colloquial, stative, idiomatic) Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
A noble effort but somehow the only words that came to mind were “cannot make it, ''[[lah#Etymology 2
“actually really upset i cannot make it to FWA”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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