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cut the mustard

verb as in make the cut

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Clement's words were considered but instructive of a man who was quickly needing proof from some signings they could cut the mustard at Rangers.

From BBC

The unpopular move failed to cut the mustard with fans — even in the highest branches of state government.

If you are a hot-dog driver, and if you can cut the mustard, you could be behind the wheel of the Wienermobile.

From Slate

Step forward Ian Paisley to say, colourfully as usual: "My gut instinct is this isn't going to cut the mustard."

From BBC

Since then we've had the Windsor Framework, which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hoped would be the final act, only for one of the ensemble cast - Ian Paisley MP - to quickly say it didn't "cut the mustard".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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