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to cut the mustard

to cut the mus·tard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too kuht stressed th ee muhs-terd]
    • /tu kʌt stressed ði ˈmʌs tərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too kuht stressed th ee muhs-terd]
    • /tu kʌt stressed ði ˈmʌs tərd/

Definition of to cut the mustard words

  • phrase to cut the mustard If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be. 0

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Parts of speech for To cut the mustard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to cut the mustard popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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