1. Be at the required standard; be good enough; pass inspection
   "not everybody can cut the mustard when the wages are high"; "this product works for keeping a shower clean, but doesn't cut the mustard for cleaning a dirty shower";
   - cut it [informal], pass muster [informal], make the grade [informal]

Derived forms: cutting the mustard, cuts the mustard, cut the mustard

Encyclopedia: Cut the mustard