Verb
make the cut (third-person singular simple present makes the cut, present participle making the cut, simple past and past participle made the cut)
(idiomatic, informal) To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.
Out of a pool of 20 applicants, only three made the cut.
I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar. Jack Lemmon