Cut the mustard
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 9To reach the expected or necessary standard
कसौटी पर खरा उतरना
He cut the mustard in the ninth month.
To cut the mustard is judged and not claimed.
Daily use: Iska matlab kasauti pe khara utarna.
पहले इसका negative रूप याद कीजिए — cannot cut the mustard यानी जो कठिन काम के लायक़ न हो। यहाँ positive रूप है: cut the mustard यानी expected standard तक पहुँचना, सफल होना।
First learn the negative form: 'cannot cut the mustard' describes someone who is not good enough for a hard job. Here it is positive: to cut the mustard is to reach the expected standard.
Answer है required standard तक पहुँचना; proficiency related है, fall short और mediocre opposite। यह अक्सर negative में आता है: 'He couldn't cut the mustard.'
The answer is 'to reach the required standard'; proficiency is related, while 'fall short' and mediocre are opposites. It is often seen in the negative: 'He couldn't cut the mustard.'