make the grade

Verb

Meaning

make the grade (third-person singular simple present makes the grade, present participle making the grade, simple past and past participle made the grade)

(idiomatic) To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

succeed prosper measure up cut the mustard cut it pass muster make the cut

Antonyms

collapse fail backfire miscarry fall flat fall through
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Examples

Know what makes a sentence more than a random list, practice constructing sentences and explaining what you have done, and you will know how to make sentences forever and you will know too when what you are writing doesn't make the grade because it has degenerated into a mere pile of discrete items. Stanley Fish

Attacking midfielder didn’t make the grade at Everton, played for Stockport, Lincoln and Wrexham before finding himself a free agent. Source: Internet

Despite now being able to stand on my hind legs and pick up buns with my nose, I have failed to make the grade as an elephant. Source: Internet

Eua netball players are aiming to make the grade for the national team in time for the Pacific Games in 2019. Source: Internet

Some Americans who don’t make the grade in the U.S. military still for the French Foreign Legion. Source: Internet

Tested: Does new Pajero Sport make the grade? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

make the first move make the first step make the fur fly make the headlines make the house dirty make the house untidy