not cut the mustard

not satisfactory or right for the situation Cutting taxes for the rich doesn't cut the mustard with most middle-class people.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form cut the mustard: When you're a kid, you always think you have to prove that you can cut the mustard.

Related vocabulary: not cut it

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Buddy	BUD-ee	English
Helene	he-LEN (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), he-LE-nu (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Deep	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Petteri	PET-te-ree	Finnish
Sigal	-	Hebrew
Arsenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)