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Idioms: cut my teeth on -- cut the mustard

Idiom	Meaning	Example
cut my teeth on	learned as a young person, learned as I grew up	Yes, I can tie a bow knot. I cut my teeth on string and ropes.
cut off	not allowed to do it any more, stopped from doing	We have to cut off beer sales at 12 midnight. No more sales.
cut off	drive in front of, swerve into your lane	That jerk cut me off! He swerved into my lane!
cut off	interrupt, prevent from talking, shut down	The chairman cut me off in the middle of my question. "You're out of order," he said.
cut off your nose to spite your face	make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself	If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.
cut out for	have natural ability for, be suited to	I guess I'm just not cut out for bull riding. I'm not good at it.
cut rate	second class, sold for less than full price	We bought some cut-rate lumber and built a shelter for the boat.
cut the cheese [B]	let off gas, fart, pass wind	Then somebody cut the cheese, and everybody laughed.
cut the crap [B]	stop telling lies, stop doing stupid things, no more bull	Will somebody tell him to cut the crap and give us the facts!
cut the mustard	do the job properly, cut it	If I'm too old to cut the mustard, maybe I should retire, eh.