I'm an American idiom

Boy #2 has a bit of a cold, so he was sad: kept crying.

For him, I wasn’t good enough: it took his mommy holding him to get him to happy up. Apparently, Daddy doesn’t cut the mustard like Mommy does.


This made me think of how similar-sounding idioms often aren't similar in meaning:

1) "Apparently, Daddy doesn’t cut the mustard like Mommy does."

2) "Apparently, Daddy doesn’t cut the cheese like Mommy does."


Whenever someone produces sub-par work, I'm gonna start saying, "Sorry, buddy -- that just doesn't cut the cheese."


--GG