pass muster

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic) To meet or exceed a particular standard.
To get a raise, an employee must pass muster with the boss.

(idiomatic) To adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

qualify suffice fill the bill measure up fit the bill cut the mustard cut it hack it make the grade

Related terms

muster out muster up muster roll

Examples

Nature might be a great experimentalist, but one who would never pass muster with an ethics review board – contravening the Helsinki Declaration and every norm of moral decency, left, right, and center. Nick Bostrom

Emerson wrote to Margaret Fuller, then editor, that they might "pass muster & even pass for just & great". Source: Internet

Any solution which requires India trading away any part of Arunachal Pradesh will not pass muster in New Delhi. Source: Internet

Before, his guests could pass muster in the Warehouse; Staples rocks the churchhouse. Source: Internet

But atmosphere would mean zilch if the food didn’t pass muster. Source: Internet

I'm jazzed about a book whose recipes (mostly) pass muster with you two! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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