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

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

See also: cut, mustard

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not by a long shot
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not cut it

not cut the mustard
not day
not do any favors
not done
not dream of
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not for nothing
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