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| − | This is | + | This page is dedicated to mustard. I could not have made it this far without you. |
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| + | Good video about mustard-based sauce: | ||
| + | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFlcO9J9b0Y | ||
| + | CEGUI is where the [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cut-the-mustard.html mustard is cut]. | ||
| + | Mustard-related quote: | ||
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There has been an association between the heat and piquancy of mustard and the zest and energy of people's behaviour. This dates back to at least 1672, when the term 'as keen as mustard' is first recorded. 'Up to mustard' or just 'mustard' means up to standard in the same way as 'up to snuff'. 'Cutting' has also long been used to mean 'exhibiting', as in the phrase 'cutting a fine figure'. Unless some actual evidence is found for the other proposed explanations, the derivation of 'cutting the mustard' as an alternative way of saying 'exhibiting one's high standards' is by far the most likely. | There has been an association between the heat and piquancy of mustard and the zest and energy of people's behaviour. This dates back to at least 1672, when the term 'as keen as mustard' is first recorded. 'Up to mustard' or just 'mustard' means up to standard in the same way as 'up to snuff'. 'Cutting' has also long been used to mean 'exhibiting', as in the phrase 'cutting a fine figure'. Unless some actual evidence is found for the other proposed explanations, the derivation of 'cutting the mustard' as an alternative way of saying 'exhibiting one's high standards' is by far the most likely. | ||
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Todo List: http://cegui.org.uk/wiki/Ident_TODO | Todo List: http://cegui.org.uk/wiki/Ident_TODO | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 21 August 2016
This page is dedicated to mustard. I could not have made it this far without you.
Good video about mustard-based sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFlcO9J9b0Y
CEGUI is where the mustard is cut.
Mustard-related quote:
There has been an association between the heat and piquancy of mustard and the zest and energy of people's behaviour. This dates back to at least 1672, when the term 'as keen as mustard' is first recorded. 'Up to mustard' or just 'mustard' means up to standard in the same way as 'up to snuff'. 'Cutting' has also long been used to mean 'exhibiting', as in the phrase 'cutting a fine figure'. Unless some actual evidence is found for the other proposed explanations, the derivation of 'cutting the mustard' as an alternative way of saying 'exhibiting one's high standards' is by far the most likely.
Todo List: http://cegui.org.uk/wiki/Ident_TODO
