cut the mustard

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الإنجليزية - التركية
başarmak
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
To suffice; to be good or effective enough

Give me the bigger hammer. This little one just doesn't cut the mustard.

achieve the standard of performance necessary for success
{f} cut it, succeed, do well; achieve the required level of quality; meet the expectations; suffice; do better than,the desired standard of performance
cut the mustard

    الواصلة

    cut the mus·tard

    التركية النطق

    kʌt dhi mʌstırd

    المترادفات

    hack it, pass muster, up to par, up to snuff

    النطق

    /ˈkət ᴛʜē ˈməstərd/ /ˈkʌt ðiː ˈmʌstɜrd/

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    () * Probably from likening the pungency of the spice mustard as a superlative or as something that adds zest to a situation.
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