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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.  Cut the mustard

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase. 

Cut the mustard
1). Learn cooking
2). Know living
3). Meet expectations
4). To be in clear opposition


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Correct Answer: Meet expectations  

The phrase ‘cut the mustard’ means ‘come up to expectations or reach the required standard’. An example sentence is: ‘He was unable to cut the mustard as a tennis player.’

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