cut the mustard

英：[kʌt ðə ˈmʌstəd]

美：[kʌt ði ˈmʌstəd]

verb

transitive verb

to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument

cut one's hand with a knife

to hurt the feelings of

Her sarcasm cut him to the quick.

to strike sharply with a cutting effect

cut him across the legs with a whip

to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin

cut a tennis ball with an inclined racket

to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum

The toddler is cutting a tooth.

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

The reasons given for self-inflicted violence indicate that it is a way of relieving intolerable feelings. When cutting themselves, women (and sometimes men) report that they do not feel any pain.—Deborah Feller

trim, pare

cut one's nails

to shorten by omissions

cut the manuscript

dilute, adulterate

cut the whiskey with water

to reduce in amount

cut costs

to remove (something, such as text or a picture) from a computer document and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another position, document, or program

mow, reap

cut hay

to divide into parts with an edged tool

cut bread

to separate or discharge from an organization

cut them from the team

to turn sharply

The driver cut the steering wheel hard.

to go or pass around or about : bypass

cut the checkout line

to divide into segments

cut the cake

intersect, cross

one line cutting another

break, interrupt

cut our supply lines

to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions

to divide into shares : split

analyze, break down

Any way you cut it, we won.

to make by or as if by cutting: such as

cut stone

to sing, play, or act for the recording of cut a commercial

cut an album

to type on a stencil

edit sense 1b

cut a motion picture

stop, cease

cut the nonsense

to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance)

They cut her dead at the party.

to absent oneself from (something, such as a class)

to stop (a motor) by opening a switch

to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)

to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action)

… on summer nights strange capers are cut under the thin guise of a Christian festival.—Donald Culross Peattie

to give the appearance or impression of

cut a fine figure

to be able to manage or handle—usually used in negative constructions

can't cut that kind of work anymore

to yield or accord to another : give

cut me some slack

to fill out and sign (a check)

intransitive verb

to function as or as if as an edged tool

This knife cuts well.

to undergo incision or severance

The cheese cuts easily.

to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting

The tailor is busy cutting.

to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon

to wound feelings or sensibilities

remarks that cut

to cause constriction or chafing

a coat that cuts at the armpits

to be of effect, influence, or significance

an analysis that cuts deep

to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet

to divide spoils : split

to proceed obliquely (see oblique entry 1 sense 1) from a straight course

cut across the yard

to move swiftly

a yacht cutting through the water

to describe an oblique or diagonal line

to change sharply in direction : swerve

The driver cut across three lanes of traffic.

to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television

The film cuts from the ballroom to the garden.

to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap

The story cuts to 1917.

to stop photographing motion pictures

The director yelled "Cut!"

to advance by skipping or bypassing another

cut to the front of the line

to engage in self-harm by making cuts or scratches on one's body

middle school students reporting they knew of several classmates who cut

noun

a product of cutting: such as

a creek, channel, or inlet made by excavation or worn by natural action

a surface or outline left by cutting

a passage cut as a roadway

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a subset of a set such that when it is subtracted from the set the remainder is not connected

a pictorial illustration

track sense 2e(3)

the act or an instance of cutting: such as

a gesture or expression that hurts the feelings

made an unkind cut

a straight passage or course

a stroke or blow with the edge of a knife or other edged tool

a lash with or as if with a whip

the act of reducing or removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cardsalso: the result of cutting

the elimination of part of a large field from further participation, consideration, or competition (as in a golf tournament)—often used with miss or make to denote respectively being or not being among those eliminated

played well and made the cut

something that is cut or cut off: such as

a length of cloth varying from 40 to 100 yards (36.6 to 91.4 meters)

the yield of products cut especially during one harvest

a segment or section of a meat carcass or a part of one

a group of animals selected from a herd

share

took his cut of the profits

a voluntary absence from a class

a stroke that cuts a ballalso: the spin imparted by such a stroke

a swing by a batter at a pitched baseball

an exchange of captures in checkers

a result of editing: such as

an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

pattern, type

haircut

adjective

marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature

cut abs

verb

transitive verb

to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument

cut one's hand with a knife

to hurt the feelings of

Her sarcasm cut him to the quick.

to strike sharply with a cutting effect

cut him across the legs with a whip

to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin

cut a tennis ball with an inclined racket

to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum

The toddler is cutting a tooth.

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

The reasons given for self-inflicted violence indicate that it is a way of relieving intolerable feelings. When cutting themselves, women (and sometimes men) report that they do not feel any pain.—Deborah Feller

trim, pare

cut one's nails

to shorten by omissions

cut the manuscript

dilute, adulterate

cut the whiskey with water

to reduce in amount

cut costs

to remove (something, such as text or a picture) from a computer document and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another position, document, or program

mow, reap

cut hay

to divide into parts with an edged tool

cut bread

to separate or discharge from an organization

cut them from the team

to turn sharply

The driver cut the steering wheel hard.

to go or pass around or about : bypass

cut the checkout line

to divide into segments

cut the cake

intersect, cross

one line cutting another

break, interrupt

cut our supply lines

to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions

to divide into shares : split

analyze, break down

Any way you cut it, we won.

to make by or as if by cutting: such as

cut stone

to sing, play, or act for the recording of cut a commercial

cut an album

to type on a stencil

edit sense 1b

cut a motion picture

stop, cease

cut the nonsense

to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance)

They cut her dead at the party.

to absent oneself from (something, such as a class)

to stop (a motor) by opening a switch

to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)

to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action)

… on summer nights strange capers are cut under the thin guise of a Christian festival.—Donald Culross Peattie

to give the appearance or impression of

cut a fine figure

to be able to manage or handle—usually used in negative constructions

can't cut that kind of work anymore

to yield or accord to another : give

cut me some slack

to fill out and sign (a check)

intransitive verb

to function as or as if as an edged tool

This knife cuts well.

to undergo incision or severance

The cheese cuts easily.

to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting

The tailor is busy cutting.

to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon

to wound feelings or sensibilities

remarks that cut

to cause constriction or chafing

a coat that cuts at the armpits

to be of effect, influence, or significance

an analysis that cuts deep

to divide a pack of cards especially in order to decide the deal or settle a bet

to divide spoils : split

to proceed obliquely (see oblique entry 1 sense 1) from a straight course

cut across the yard

to move swiftly

a yacht cutting through the water

to describe an oblique or diagonal line

to change sharply in direction : swerve

The driver cut across three lanes of traffic.

to make an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television

The film cuts from the ballroom to the garden.

to make a sudden transition or imaginative leap

The story cuts to 1917.

to stop photographing motion pictures

The director yelled "Cut!"

to advance by skipping or bypassing another

cut to the front of the line

to engage in self-harm by making cuts or scratches on one's body

middle school students reporting they knew of several classmates who cut

noun

a product of cutting: such as

a creek, channel, or inlet made by excavation or worn by natural action

a surface or outline left by cutting

a passage cut as a roadway

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a subset of a set such that when it is subtracted from the set the remainder is not connected

a pictorial illustration

track sense 2e(3)

the act or an instance of cutting: such as

a gesture or expression that hurts the feelings

made an unkind cut

a straight passage or course

a stroke or blow with the edge of a knife or other edged tool

a lash with or as if with a whip

the act of reducing or removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cardsalso: the result of cutting

the elimination of part of a large field from further participation, consideration, or competition (as in a golf tournament)—often used with miss or make to denote respectively being or not being among those eliminated

played well and made the cut

something that is cut or cut off: such as

a length of cloth varying from 40 to 100 yards (36.6 to 91.4 meters)

the yield of products cut especially during one harvest

a segment or section of a meat carcass or a part of one

a group of animals selected from a herd

share

took his cut of the profits

a voluntary absence from a class

a stroke that cuts a ballalso: the spin imparted by such a stroke

a swing by a batter at a pitched baseball

an exchange of captures in checkers

a result of editing: such as

an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in motion pictures, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

pattern, type

haircut

adjective

marked by a well-developed and highly defined musculature

cut abs

Verb, Noun, and Adjective Middle English cutten

The first known use of cut was in the 13th century

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song

cut1 of 2verb

to penetrate or divide with or as if with an edged tool (as a knife) cutting and pasting colored paper cut the pie

cut my finger

to function as an edged tool this old knife won't cut anymore

be careful—that glass will cut

to be able to be cut

cheese cuts easily

to harm (oneself) by making cuts or scratches on one's body

to experience the growth of through the gum

the baby is cutting teeth

to hurt the feelings of

the remark cut me

trim entry 1 sense 3a

cut your hair

mow entry 2 sense 1

cut the grass

dissolve sense 2

a detergent cuts grease

to make smaller

cut costs

to remove with or as if with a knife cut two players from the team

cut a piece of ham

to remove (something) from a computer document in such a way that it can be moved to another part of the document or to another document

to go straight rather than around

cut across the backyard

intersect sense 1, cross

lines cutting other lines

to make a quick change of direction the camera cuts to the crowd in the street

go out 10 steps, then cut right and I'll throw you a pass

to divide a deck of cards

to cause to stop cut the engine

cut the nonsense

snub entry 1 sense 2

cut a former friend

to fail to attend

cut a class

to make or shape with or as if with an edged tool cut a diamond

farmers cut clearings out of the wilderness

to record sounds on

cut a record

to give the appearance of

cuts a fine figure

to advance by skipping or going around another

cut to the front of the line

cut2 of 2noun

something cut or cut off

a cut of beef

share entry 1 sense 1

your cut of the winnings

a product of cutting

a wound made by something sharp

a passage made by cutting

a railroad cut

a grade or step especially in a social scale

a cut above the ordinary

a pictorial illustration

an act or instance of cutting

something done or said that hurts the feelings

an unkind cut

an act of removing a part

a cut in pay

an act or turn of cutting cards

it's your cut

a voluntary absence from a class

a swing by a batter at the ball

took a good cut

a sudden switch from one sound or image to another in movies, radio, or television

an edited version of a film

the shape and style in which a thing is cut, formed, or made

clothes of the latest cut

the act of reducing the size of a group (as of competitors) by removing the less skillful

played well and made the cut

a recorded song