Meaning
To meet acceptable standards.
Examples
Unless you raise the stair treads up, this project won’t cut the mustard.
“I didn’t cut the mustard as a hockey player”
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘Cut the mustard’ mean?
The idiom ‘Cut the mustard’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘Cut the mustard’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘Cut the mustard’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.