Definition of 'as keen as mustard/ mustard keen'
phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE]
mustard
[mainly British]
I have a pupil who scored very low in assessments but is keen as mustard.
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Nearby words of 'as keen as mustard/ mustard keen'
- as it happens
- as it is/as it turns out/as things stand
- as it were
- as keen as mustard/ mustard keen
- as large as life
- AS level
- as like as two peas (in a pod)
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All ENGLISH words that begin with 'A'
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Definition of as keen as mustard/ mustard keen from the
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