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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

cut the mustard
  1. 1. vt. [slang] 能够做某项要求年轻活力的事(通常用在too old to cut the mustard这个表达里)
  2. 2. vt. [slang] 放屁(粗鲁说法;慎用)

Collins English-English Dictionary

cut the mustard
  1. 1. n [slang] to come up to expectations

Examples

cut atwain
一切为二,切成两份 atwain
a clean-cut young fellow
潇洒的小伙子 clean-cut
cut the engine
关掉引擎 cut
cut the noise
制止喧闹声 cut
cut salaries
削减薪水 cut
cut one's nail
修(手、脚的)指甲 cut
cut a caper
手舞足蹈,雀跃,跳跳蹦蹦 caper
a stylish cut
(服装等的)入时的式样 cut
a deep cut
深切口 deep
cut down numbers of trees
砍倒一大批树木 number

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