cut the mustardinformalGOOD ENOUGH to be good enough to do something 符合要求,符合条件 Other magazines have tried to copy ZAPP, but have never quite cut the mustard. 其他杂志想效仿ZAPP,但都不太成功。
cut the mustard• It was whispered, Patsy said, that he couldn't cut the mustard.• That wouldn't cut the mustard without new technology.
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