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mustard

Definition

  • noun: a thick and spicy yellow or brownish-yellow sauce that is usually eaten with meat
  • noun: a pungent yellow powder of the seeds of any of several common 'mustards' ('Brassica hirta, B. nigra,' or 'B. juncea') used as a condiment or in medicine as a stimulant and diuretic, an emetic, or a counterirritant

Examples

  • I gave him the job because he was willing to learn and seemed 'as keen as mustard'.

  • Now that we have computers, typewriters just don't 'cut the mustard' anymore.

  • She tried to join the soccer team, but she couldn't 'cut the mustard'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Pickles. Oh, my God, you know what would go really well with pickles? John Form, we are meant to be together. Yeah, I know. Like, mustard and pickles. Did you get to have your meeting today? Yeah, I did. He, thinks I've got a real shot at Huntington Memorial. Of course you do. (..)
    2014 Annabelle