not cut the mustardGOOD ENOUGH informal to not be good enough 不够好,不符合要求 Other magazines have tried to copy the formula but have never quite cut the mustard. 其他杂志都想套用这一方法,但效果不佳。
not cut the mustard• Athletes who can't cut the mustard don't make the team.• When a director reaches a certain age, he just can't cut the mustard anymore.
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