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make the grade
USUK
to be good enough to reach the required standard
Not about school marks only: used for jobs, sport and products.
In context
Only a third of the trainees made the grade and were offered a full-time job.
He worked hard all year but didn't make the grade for the national team.
More idioms about study
- a bookworma person who loves reading and reads a lot
- a bright sparksaid ironically about someone whose clever idea was actually silly
- a closed booka subject that you do not understand or know anything about
- a crash coursea short course that teaches a lot in a very short time
- a dab hand at somethingvery good at a particular skill or activity