单词cut the mustard
na.: 符合要求；满足要求
网络: 芥菜酱；芥末；取得成功
Cut the mustard To perform up to expectations or to a required standard.
收割芥菜行动起来以求符合期望或达到预定标准。
Joe tried hard but he was too small and too slow to cut the mustard with the Giants. In other words, Joe didn"t live up to his ambition.
Joe尽了自己的努力，但是他个子太小，动作又太慢，所以没能符合巨人队的要求，换句话说就是Joe没能实现自己当职业足球选手的抱负。
My 1995 signed copy of Bill Gates" autobiography did not quite cut the mustard.
我那1995年的比尔盖茨签名自传显然不是很符合主题。
So, if you cut the mustard, email me a short intro about.
所以，如果你切开芥末，介绍给我发电子邮件短约。
Can this method work well? : This old method just doesn"t cut the mustard any more.
这种方法会奏效吗？：这种老方法不好用喽。
The manager thinks Mr. Leman just can cut the mustard.
经理认为莱曼先生正好能割芥菜。
Does a black suit or a three-piece cut the mustard?
两件套或者三件套的黑西装够得上标准吗？
The boss fired him because he couldn"t cut the mustard.
老板炒了他的鱿鱼，因为他连切芥菜都不会。
The old method doesn"t cut the mustard.
老方法切不了芥菜。