The idiom "can't cut the mustard" means not being able to handle difficult situations.
It means whatever it is is not sufficient, that more is required.
"Can't cut the mustard" means something doesn't meet standard expectations.
Cut the mustard: to be able to handle a difficult job or fulfill the requirementsIf something doesn't cut the mustard, it means that it does not meet necessary requirements or expectations. For example,"My wife is mad at me for missing our anniversary. I bought her a bouquet of flowers, but that just didn't cut the mustard."The idiom "can't cut the mustard" means not being able to handle difficult situations.It means whatever it is is not sufficient, that more is required."Can't cut the mustard" means something doesn't meet standard expectations.
If something doesn't "cut the mustard," it doesn't fulfill or live up to expectation, or isn't as high in quality as it was expected to be.
Nope, not me! I never was any good at cutting the mustard!
Teach you a lesson.It means to deflate your ego, to humble you in front of your peers.
Yes, "cut the cheese" is an idiom that is commonly used as slang for passing gas or farting in informal language.
"don't cut the mustard"
Well... If u want to know if I can cut the mustard to clear the custard, I have no clue. But the actual action itself is farting to clear you anus from semen. Gross but true. <edit> Sorry, I'm afraid that answer does not cut the mustard.
"Cutting" a deal just means making one. You're compromising, or making an agreement. "Cut" is used in the sense of stamping out or creating.
Literally it means to cut something until it falls down, like a tree, so figuratively it means to "fell" someone, usually with a sarcastic or "cutting" remark.
I don't know about "lick the jar," but "cut the mustard" means to perform adequately in some demanding or arduous role, often used in the negative: We needed a real go-getter in that job, and he could not cut the mustard.
Our teacher treats everyone the same and her classroom rules are very cut and dried.
you cant cut it but it is a type of cut.