pass muster

VERB

make the standard

Synonyms

WEAK

come through with flying colors come up to scratch come up to snuff cut the mustard do credit to fill the bill find favor with get by make it make the cut make the grade measure up meet with approval pass pass inspection prove acceptable recommend itself satisfy requirements stand the test stand up suffice

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That would amount to an additional $650 million per quarter, signaling Paramount’s confidence that its deal would more readily pass muster with regulators than Netflix’s.

From MarketWatch

It isn’t clear whether that plan would also pass muster in the House.

From Barron's

The exit of China’s Tencent and Affinity makes Paramount more dependent on international partners who are likely to pass muster with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, possibly adding more Middle East names to the team.

From MarketWatch

"Will it pass muster with the Constitutional Court? I don't know. We have done our best," Shetty said.

From BBC

The Breuer’s older track lighting system on its upper gallery floors didn’t pass muster for today’s auction needs, said Lisa Dennison, chairman of Sotheby’s Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal

pass muster

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