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。

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。

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.

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 ?

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

我不是一个合格的曲棍球手。

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。

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。

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。

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。

He just can't cut the mustard any more.

他就是无法再次达标。

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。

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。

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。

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

经理认为莱曼先生正好能胜任.

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。