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Candy Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of this phrase, please!
be mustard at
e.g. I am mustard at parallel parking.
Dose this phrase have the same meaning as "be good at" in this situation?
Is this a common expression in English conversation?
I looked up the word "mustard" in my dictionary, but I couldn't find any similar phrase or idioms there.
Thanks for your help in advance!!
e.g. I am mustard at parallel parking.
Dose this phrase have the same meaning as "be good at" in this situation?
Is this a common expression in English conversation?
I looked up the word "mustard" in my dictionary, but I couldn't find any similar phrase or idioms there.
Thanks for your help in advance!!
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Maybe I could pass muster at parallel parking?
- Maybe I could pass muster at parallel parking?
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Hi Candy,
I have never heard 'mustard' used this way, but there is an idiom 'keen as mustard' which means astute or 'on the ball'. There is a British mustard making company called Keen's, who probably popularised that idiom.
Bearing in mind that mustard may be considered by some to have a bitter taste, it's also possible that it means 'bad'
So take your pick, good or bad! Confus
I have never heard 'mustard' used this way, but there is an idiom 'keen as mustard' which means astute or 'on the ball'. There is a British mustard making company called Keen's, who probably popularised that idiom.
Bearing in mind that mustard may be considered by some to have a bitter taste, it's also possible that it means 'bad'
So take your pick, good or bad! Confus
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Thanks for your reply 
Here is the context for this sentence;
Resisting the urge to execute a handbrake turn into
Here is the context for this sentence;
Resisting the urge to execute a handbrake turn into
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Ah... if the writer can execute handbrake turns they are quite a skilled driver! With this knowlege I would think they are also capable of accurate and fast parallel parking.
So I would think that in this case it means "I am great at .....
P.S. If you have never tried a handbrake turn but want to, please do it in someone elses car and not your own. It's a lot of fun, but a trifle risk
So I would think that in this case it means "I am great at .....
P.S. If you have never tried a handbrake turn but want to, please do it in someone elses car and not your own. It's a lot of fun, but a trifle risk
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Now I understand what "handbrake turn" is
Thanks for your advice for it.
When I try a handbrake turn some time in the fut
Thanks for your advice for it.
When I try a handbrake turn some time in the fut
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