"can't cut the mustard"

When you are not able to perform at the required level, you can't cut the mustard. Example: "Did you hear that Williams got fired?" Reply: "Yes. He couldn't cut the mustard."
It is as if cutting "the mustard" were some test that you had to pass in order to belong. If you can't cut the mustard, you are not allowed to participate. Example: "Bob dropped out of medical school." Reply: "Why?" Answer: "He just couldn't cut the mustard."
If you don't work hard enough, or if you just aren't good enough, you can't cut the mustard. Example: "So, do you think you will be able to cut the mustard?"
الترجمه
"can't cut the mustard"
تقال هذه الجمله عندما يكون شخص ما غير قادر على اداء عمل ما على المستوى المطلوب
مثال
Did you hear that Williams got fired?
هل سمعت ان وليام احترق؟
الاجابه تكون
"Yes. He
couldn't cut the mustard
نعم سمعت فانه لم ينجز عمله على المستوى المطلوب
تعنى هذه الجمله ان يجب عليك ان تنجز عمل ما بمستوى معين حتى تنجح
مثال
Bob dropped out of medical school."
لقد رسب بوب فى كاية الطب
الاجابه
He just
couldn't cut the mustard
فانه لم ينجز عمله على المستوى المطلوب
نستخدم ايضا هذه الجمله منفيه لتدل على ان شخص ما غير كفؤ او غير جيدا على المستوى المطلوب
So, do you think you will be
able to cut the mustard?"
هل تعتقد انه يمكنك ان تقوم بهذا العمل على المستوى المطلوب؟