How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
cut the cheese — AND cut the mustard; cut a muffin tv. to release intestinal gas. (Usually objectionable.) □ Who cut the cheese? □ People who cut the mustard in the car have to get out and walk … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cut the cheese — verb To flatulate. Hey, who cut the cheese? Syn: break wind, fart, flatulate, pass gas … Wiktionary
cut the cheese — [B] let off gas, fart, pass wind Then somebody cut the cheese, and everybody laughed … English idioms
cut the cheese — v. fart; break wind. God, what a smell. Who cut the cheese? … English slang
cut the 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut the 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cheese — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, soft ▪ sharp, strong ▪ mild ▪ fat free (AmE), full fat, low fat … Collocations dictionary
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut the mustard — 1. tv. to be able to do something requiring youth or vigor. (Usually in the expression too old to cut the mustard.) □ Do you really think he can cut the mustard? □ She’s not too old to cut the mustard. 2. Go to cut the cheese … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cheese wire — noun A wire which is sufficiently strong, yet fine enough to cut through cheese easily. Normally with either a wooden handle at each end, or fixed to a board at one end, with a wooden handle at the other … Wiktionary
