Talk:cut the mustard
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Kestenbaum in topic Cutting the mustard
cut the mustard is the same as cut the chesse. let it out or release it.
Cutting the mustard
editMy understanding was that this referred to mowing a field with a scythe. Mustard (a common weed in the Eastern US) is the hardest thing to cut. If you weren't competent with the scythe, you couldn't cut the mustard. Kestenbaum 23:20, 3 September 2011 (UTC)