make the grade

Bedeutung

to be good enough to succeed

Gut genug sein, um Erfolg zu haben.

Beispiele

1. 1Only three of the twenty singers made the grade for the final round.
2. 2He trained hard, but his cooking didn't make the grade at the top restaurant.
3. 3Leo applied to join the orchestra, but his playing didn't quite make the grade.
4. 4If the new trainee makes the grade, she'll get a permanent contract in June.
5. 5Do you think my essay will make the grade for the writing competition?

Grammatik

Das Verb make ist unregelmäßig: made, made. Oft verneint: didn't make the grade.