make the grade
idiomPart ofgrade
make the grade — idiom
1. to reach the level needed to succeed or be accepted.
1.慣用語
釋義
to reach the level needed to succeed or be accepted.
例句
Only twelve runners made the grade for the city team.
Yuki studied all month to make the grade in nursing school.
The design was tidy, but it did not make the grade for the museum show.