Synonyms of cut the mustard

cut the mustard

phrase

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

a college footballer who couldn't cut the mustard in the professional leagues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• flourish
• cut it
• make it
• thrive
• arrive
• get ahead
• get somewhere
• hack it
• get there
• make the grade
• make good
• hit it big
• prosper
• excel
• make one's mark
• win
• come into one's own
• triumph
• prevail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• struggle
• flounder