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词组 not cut the mustard
释义 not cut the mustard

not satisfactory or right for the situation.

Cutting taxes for the rich doesn't cut the mustard with most middle-class people.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form cut the mustard:

When you're a kid, you always think you have to prove that you can cut the mustard.

Related vocabulary: not cut it

Etymology: from a slang meaning of mustard (= someone who is thought to be important or very skilled )

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