not cut the mustard

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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

See also: cut, mustard

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HE saw Michael Chopra arrive at Newcastle's Academy as an eight-year-old and, as youth team director, had to fight to keep Andy Carroll at St James's Park after the youngster was told he could not cut the mustard as a striker. Little and Large duo so different but both sure to make impact in ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Elections are won these days on personalities and Gordon's just does not cut the mustard in popularity stakes. BROWN IN THE MOUTH; PM branded a dour Scot in former ally's book by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) They had been treated to some superb cars in the past such as the great RM, but the Pathfinder of the 1950s, brother to the Wolseley 6/90, just did not cut the mustard with the traditionalists. Lively Riley was a star of its day; classic wheels by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			not able to make head or tail of not able to see the forest for the trees not able to stomach not able to wait Not again! not agree with not all is cracked up to be not all it is cracked up to be Not always Not anymore not as young as one used to be not at all Not bad not bat an eye not bat an eyelid not believe ears not believe eyes not believe your eyes not born yesterday not breathe a word not buy not by a long shot not by any stretch not cup of tea not cut it not cut the mustard not day not do any favors not done not dream of not dwell on not enough room to swing a cat not feeling oneself not float boat not for a moment not for all the tea in China not for hire Not for my money not for nothing not for publication not for the life of me not for the world not get hopes up not give a damn not give a hoot not give a rat's ass not give a shit not give a tinker's damn not give anyone the time of day not give it another thought not give the time of day			not conforming not conforming to the usual Not Connected Not Connected Seconds not connected with not consenting not consider not considered Not Considered Necessary not contradictory not cooperate Not Copy Protected not countenance not countenanced not covered not covered Not Covered Under Warranty Not Criminally Responsible Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder Not Crushed/Not Ground not cup of tea not cup of tea not cup of tea not cup of tea not cup of tea not cup of tea not current Not Currently Available not currently present not cut it not cut the mustard not dangerous not Data Accepted not day not day not day not day not day Not Dead Yet not deadly not declared openly not decreased not defend Not Defined not definite not deleterious not deserving further consideration not designated Not Detectable Not Detected Not Determined Not Developed Here Not Diagnosed with Anything not discharged not disconcerted not dispose of not disposed not disputed not do any favors

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