c**i 发帖数: 6973 | 1 Susan Huang and Tim McClure: Their wedding blended the cultures that
have defined their lives. Los Angeles Times, Oct. 31, 2010.
http://www.latimes.com/shopping/marketplace/la-mkt-together-advertising-huang-110410,0,2553723.story
(she 33, a lawer, from Taiwan)
My comment:
(a) The phrases "not cut it" and "not cut the mustard" means the same,
though their origins are obscure.
(b) Compare
Grace Fan, Thomas Delatour Jr. New York Times, Nov. 28, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/fashion/weddings/28FAN.html?_r=1&ref=weddings
(she 34, a lawyer, from China; he 56, a CEO) |
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