Meaning: black mustard

n.
widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard

must Idiom, Proverb

cut the mustard

do the job properly, cut it If I'm too old to cut the mustard, maybe I should retire, eh.

pass muster

pass a test or checkup, be good enough I wrote some of the instructions of the computer manual and will send them to my partner to see if they pass muster.

musta

must have

muster up

develop；gather鼓起；奋起
He mustered up courage to climb the cliff．他鼓起勇气攀登那个峭壁。
Muster up yodr courage．The difficulty will soon be overcome．鼓起勇气来，困难很快就会克服的。
He mustered up all his courage for the ordeal．他鼓足勇气去经受严峻的考验。

a must

Idiom(s): be a must

Theme: OBLIGATION

to be something that you must do. (Informal.)
• When you're in San Francisco, see the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a must.
• It's a must that you brush your teeth after every meal.

Into each life some rain must fall

This means that bad or unfortunate things will happen to everyone at some time.

Keen as mustard

(UK) If someone is very enthusiastic, they are as keen as mustard.

Put some mustard on it!

(USA) I think its used to encourage someone to throw a ball like a baseball hard or fast.

Can't Cut The Mustard

Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.

The best of friends must part.

Nothing can go on forever as all things change.

a must|must

n. 1. An inevitability; a necessity. Visas in many foreign countries are a must. 2. An extremely interesting or memorable event, such as a free concert given by an international celebrity. Alfred Brendel's Beethoven master classes are open to the public and are not to be missed; they're a must.

cut the mustard|cut|mustard

v. phr., slang To do well enough in what needs to be done; to succeed. His older brothers and sisters helped Max through high school, but he couldn't cut the mustard in college.

pass muster|muster|pass

v. phr., informal To pass a test or check-up; be good enough. After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator. His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster.
Compare: MEASURE UP.

pride must take a pinch|pinch|pride

One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty.

A proverb. "Mother," Sue cried, "stop pulling my hair!" "Just a moment, young lady," the mother answered, while combing her hair. "Don't you know that pride must take a pinch?"

must

must
see a must; show must go on, the.

mustard

mustard
see cut the mustard.

muster

muster
In addition to the idiom beginning with muster, also see pass muster.

muster in

muster in
Enlist in military service. For example, They were mustered in at Fort Dix. The antonym is muster out, meaning “to leave or be discharged from military service,” as in He was mustered out and given a dishonorable discharge. [First half of 1800s]

show must go on, the

show must go on, the
The proceedings must continue, no matter what unfortunate event has occurred, as in The chairman died yesterday but the show must go on. This expression is a theatrical credo dating from the 1800s and was transferred to other situations in the first half of the 1900s.