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Antonyms for cut the mustard


Grammar : Verb
Spell : muhs-terd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌs tərd



Definition of cut the mustard

Origin :
  • late 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French mostarde "mustard, mustard plant" (Modern French moutarde), from moust "must," from Latin mustum "new wine" (see must (n.1)); so called because it was originally prepared by adding must to the ground seeds of the plant to make a paste. As a color name, it is attested from 1848.
  • Mustard gas, World War I poison (first used by the Germans at Ypres, 1917), so called for its color and smell and burning effect on eyes and lungs; chemical name is dichlordiethyl sulfide, it contains no mustard, and is an atomized liquid, not a gas. To cut the mustard (1907, usually in negative) is probably from slang mustard "genuine article, best thing" (1903) on notion of "that which enhances flavor."
  • I'm not headlined in the bills, but I'm the mustard in the salad dressing just the same. [O.Henry, "Cabbages and Kings," 1904]
  • As in suit : verb be acceptable, appropriate
  • As in make the cut : verb make the grade
  • As in pass muster : verb make the standard
  • As in can : verb be able
  • As in hack it : verb to succeed
  • As in handle : verb manage, take care of

Synonyms for cut the mustard

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