| Word | cut the mustard |
|---|---|
| Description | come up to expectations meet the required standard – informal Mustard appears in early 20th-century US slang with the general meaning of the best of anything. 1998 - New Scientist - But if you want to go beyond this into hypersonic flight... they just don't cut the mustard. come up to expectations meet the required standard – informal Mustard appears in early 20th-century US slang with the general meaning of the best of anything. 1998 - New Scientist - But if you want to go beyond this into hypersonic flight... they just don't cut the mustard. come up to e |
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