1. cut the mustard - Verb
2. cut the mustard - Phrase
cut the mustard (third-person singular simple present cuts the mustard, present participle cutting the mustard, simple past and past participle cut the mustard)
(idiomatic) To suffice; to be good or effective enough.
Give me the bigger hammer. This little one just doesn't cut the mustard.
Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard. Sherrod Brown
For Andromeda, a web version won't cut the mustard, and its absence is something that will keep me off the platform. Source: Internet
It let a lot of spam into the Inbox, it didn't do well detecting phishing websites, and its parental control, while improved, still doesn't cut the mustard. Source: Internet
Originally, we were only meant to stay for a long weekend, but as time wore on I realised that that wasn’t going to cut the mustard, and so we ended up extending things with some cheap return flights thanks to the BA air miles I have accumulated. Source: Internet
Pretty much, if you can’t cut the mustard within a handful of years, you’re advised to drop out of the game. Source: Internet