make the grade
Example Sentences
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The class’s first video to make the grade showed scenes from campus edited together.
From New York Times
A self-described “numbers person,” Moss said his “lightbulb moment” on methane came around 2018 when he realized that by analyzing the productivity of each cow, and culling those that didn’t make the grade, he could reduce his herd size — and climate footprint — without hurting profitability.
From Washington Post
Some historians speculated he failed to make the grade at the academy.
From Washington Post
It is understood that the civilians will set limits on the size of the budget and, within those limits, trim the items that don’t make the grade.
From Slate
If even Lincoln can’t make the grade, who can?
From Seattle Times
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