make the grade

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit. idiomatic
    — Near-synonym: fit the bill

词形变化

makes the grade present,singular,third-person making the grade participle,present made the grade participle,past made the grade past

词源

Probably from a railway train climbing a length of track sloping uphill (a grade).
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