Synonyms for cut the mustard
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : muhs-terd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌs tərd |
Top 10 synonyms for cut the mustard Other synonyms for the word cut the mustard
- accomplish
- accord
- advise
- agree
- answer
- answer a need
- apply
- avail
- be capable of
- be equal to
- be proper for
- be seemly
- be successful
- be up to
- be within one's area
- be within one's control
- behave toward
- benefit
- beseem
- bestow
- bring home the bacon
- call the signals
- can do
- carry off
- check
- check out
- come out on top
- come through
- come through with flying colors
- come up to scratch
- come up to snuff
- command
- cope with
- could
- cut it
- cut the mustard
- deliver the goods
- direct
- dispense
- do
- do credit to
- dominate
- employ
- enhance
- exercise
- exploit
- fill the bill
- find favor with
- fit
- fit in
- flatter
- fulfill
- get a handle on
- get by
- get to the top
- go
- go together
- go with
- govern
- gratify
- guide
- hack it
- harmonize
- have it made
- hit the mark
- lie in one's power
- make a go of it
- make it
- make out
- make the cut
- make the grade
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- match
- may
- measure up
- meet with approval
- operate
- pass
- pass inspection
- pass muster
- play
- please
- ply
- prevail
- prove acceptable
- pull it off
- recommend itself
- run things
- satisfy
- satisfy requirements
- score
- serve
- square
- stand the test
- stand up
- steer
- suffice
- supervise
- swing
- take
- take care of
- tally
- treat
- use
- utilize
- wield
- win
- work
Définition of cut the mustard
Origin :- late 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French mostarde "mustard, mustard plant" (Modern French moutarde), from moust "must," from Latin mustum "new wine" (see must (n.1)); so called because it was originally prepared by adding must to the ground seeds of the plant to make a paste. As a color name, it is attested from 1848.
- Mustard gas, World War I poison (first used by the Germans at Ypres, 1917), so called for its color and smell and burning effect on eyes and lungs; chemical name is dichlordiethyl sulfide, it contains no mustard, and is an atomized liquid, not a gas. To cut the mustard (1907, usually in negative) is probably from slang mustard "genuine article, best thing" (1903) on notion of "that which enhances flavor."
- I'm not headlined in the bills, but I'm the mustard in the salad dressing just the same. [O.Henry, "Cabbages and Kings," 1904]
- As in suit : verb be acceptable, appropriate
- As in make the cut : verb make the grade
- As in pass muster : verb make the standard
- As in can : verb be able
- As in hack it : verb to succeed
- As in handle : verb manage, take care of
Antonyms for cut the mustard
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