cut the mustard

He can cut the mustard, or do what is expected of him at work.

他可以用喽，或者做什么是对他的期望在起作用。

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If you weren't happy with the quality of yellowness afforded by Buttercup or Daffodil, and if Canary or Bumblebee just didn't cut the mustard, help is at hand.

如果你对毛茛或水仙花那样黄色的质感不满意，而金丝雀或者大黄蜂那样的淡黄色也不符合你的要求，现在，救星来了。

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The boss fired him because he couldn't cut the mustard.

因为他的工作不得力,老板辞了他.

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Do you really think he can cut the mustard?

你真以为他能干那种棒小伙儿干的活 吗 ?

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I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player.

我不是一个合格的曲棍球手。

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The results indicate that the parameters in the air separation phase can cut the mustard of the airborne launch mission and have more merits.

计算与比较结果表明：整个分离过程中，此方案的主要参数能够满足机载发射方案的要求，具有更多的优点。

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When you are not able to perform at the required level, you can't cut the mustard.

当你不能表现出一定的水平时，你不会成功。

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Reese Witherspoon dreamt of being a non-traditionalist, reportedly wanting to transform the best actress statue she won for Walk the Line into a door knocker or a necklace ( "statement" jewellery would not have cut the mustard).

瑞茜·威瑟斯彭（Reese Witherspoon）刚出道时大胆尝试不同戏路的演出，据报道，她曾努力将因影片《一往直前》（Walk the Line）获得的最佳女主角的奖杯制成门环或项链。

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Other magazines have tried to copy ZAPP, but have never quite cut the mustard.

其他杂志想效仿ZAPP,但都不太成功。

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He just can't cut the mustard any more.

他就是无法再次达标。

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I looked around and finally found a proposition that exactly cut the mustard.

我左思右想，终于找到了一个完全符合要求的办法。

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I don't want my boss to think I can't cut the mustard.

我不希望老板认为我不能胜任。

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It's much simpler than "doesn't cut the mustard" and is much more popular anyway.

它要比”不能回到以前的优秀状态“要简单得多，也流行得多。

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The manager thinks Mr. Leman just can cut the mustard.

经理认为莱曼先生正好能胜任.

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In fact, at times they can sound quite incredible. Unfortunately, at other times, they simply don't cut the mustard.

事实上，有时简直可以称得上无与伦比，可有时却也不如期待的那么好。

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