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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Should the proposal pass muster while other conditions are met, Carney could declare the pipeline project to be of national interest—thereby accelerating the approval process.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

And all such methods need to be scrutinized to see whether they can pass muster under the Arizona Constitution’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment.”

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Her excuse for changing the address on your mother’s account does not pass muster, even if your mother has been moved into a hospice facility.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The authorities were extremely strict about this, and the only kind of publication that would pass muster might be a quarterly on actuarial science for a prisoner studying accounting.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

pass muster

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