Etymology is one of my many casual interests. The source of this phrase is quite uncertain. Some think it is related to the excellence of the condiment and others think it is related to the military term “muster”. And then, there is this:
This is from Urban Dictionary and it is very definitive, while other sources are very uncertain and none refer to the “knife” mentioned by UD.
Is the Urban Dictionary that good or are they just full of shit?
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So how are the carotid arteries?
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Surgery scheduled for 7/25, in one day out the next, if all goes well.
- My dad had that surgery, went very well.
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Surgery scheduled for 7/25, in one day out the next, if all goes well.
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cut the mustard
- Urban Dictionary not just wrong, appears they were just blowing smoke
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LOL, yeah that is more like the urban dictionary we know and love.