to perform well or meet expectations
うまくやるまたは期待に応える (umaku yaru mata wa kitai ni kotaeru)
"She didn’t cut the mustard in her new role."
"彼女は新しい役割でカット・ザ・マスタードしなかった。" (Kanojo wa atarashī yakuwari de **katto za masutādo** shinakatta.)
to start working seriously
Refusing to answer a question
To be less advanced or slow compared to competitors.
to insert or add something gradually
to prepare for future success by hard work
sometimes, but not very often
