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Cut the mustard
【中文】没有达到标准、没能成功、不到位、不合格
Méiyǒu dádào biāozhǔn, méi néng chénggōng, bù dàowèi, bù hégé
【解释】Meeting a requirement or a standard, being able to complete a task(s).
【例句】
- This new employee is not good enough, she doesn't cut the mustard.
这个新员工不够好，她做事情总是不合格。
Zhège xīn yuángōng bùgòu hǎo, tā zuò shìqíng zǒng shì bù hégé.
- I practiced singing this song again and again, but I just can't cut the mustard.
我一遍遍地反复练习这首歌，可我就是唱不好。
Wǒ yībiàn biàn de fǎnfù liànxí zhè shǒu gē, kě wǒ jiùshì chàng bù hǎo.
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