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Meaning of make the grade | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Examples

“Near-synonym: fit the bill”
“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 months it lost $2,003,779.”
“I read⟳ the news today, oh boy About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well, I just had to laugh⟳”
“In the end⟳, only eight plucky contestants made the grade.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

make the headlines make the most of make the passes make the perfect the enemy of the good make the riffle make the road shorter

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