make the grade

make the grade
Synonyms and related words:
answer, avail, be able, be equal to, be up to, bear, can, can do, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, contrive, cut it, cut the mustard, do, do it, engineer, fill the bill, fulfill, get along, get by, get on, go around, go on, hack it, hold, just do, make it, make out, manage, manage somehow, may, meet, meet requirements, muddle through, negotiate, pass, pass muster, possess authority, put over, put through, qualify, reach, satisfy, scrape along, serve, serve the purpose, stand, stand up, stretch, succeed in, suffice, swing, swing the deal, take charge, take it, work, worry along

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  • Make the Grade — Format Children s game show Presented by Lew Schneider (1989 1990) Robb Edward Morris (1991) Narrated by Maria Milito Country of origin United States …   Wikipedia

  • make the grade — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make good; succeed. * /It was clear that Mr. Baker had made the grade in the insurance business./ * /It takes hard study to make the grade in school./ 2. To meet a standard; qualify. * /That whole shipment of cattle… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the grade — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make good; succeed. * /It was clear that Mr. Baker had made the grade in the insurance business./ * /It takes hard study to make the grade in school./ 2. To meet a standard; qualify. * /That whole shipment of cattle… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make the grade — ► to be as good as expected or as good as is necessary: »Many of the online shops simply failed to make the grade. Main Entry: ↑grade …   Financial and business terms

  • make the grade — Someone or something that makes the grade reaches the standard expected or required …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • make the grade — make good, succeed, meet a standard, qualify He wasn t able to make the grade and join the football team …   Idioms and examples

  • make the grade — ► make the grade informal succeed. Main Entry: ↑grade …   English terms dictionary

  • make the grade — (informal) COME UP TO STANDARD, come up to scratch, qualify, pass, pass muster, measure up; succeed, win through; informal be up to snuff, cut it, cut the mustard. → grade * * * I. phrasal : succeed …   Useful english dictionary

  • make\ the\ grade — v. phr. informal 1. To make good; succeed. It was clear that Mr. Baker had made the grade in the insurance business. It takes hard study to make the grade in school. 2. To meet a standard; qualify. That whole shipment of cattle made the grade as… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make the grade — verb To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit. In 1916 the famed Van Sweringen brothers bought their first railroad the Nickel Plate. . . . This year, as usual, the tarnished Nickel Plate cannot make the grade. In first seven… …   Wiktionary

  • make the grade — informal he lacked the experience to make the grade Syn: qualify, be up to scratch, come up to standard, pass, pass muster, measure up; succeed, win through; informal be up to snuff, cut it, cut the mustard …   Thesaurus of popular words

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