make the grade | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To provesatisfactory; to besuccessfulor worthy ofmerit.Synonyms:cut it,cut the mustard,make the cut,measure up,pass musterNear-synonym:fit the bill1938October 17, “Tarnished Plate”, inTime:In 1916 the famed Van Sweringen brothers bought their first railroad—the Nickel Plate. . . . This year, as usual, the tarnished Nickel Plate cannotmake the grade. In first seven months it lost $2,003,779.1967,Beatles,A Day In The Life:I read the news today, oh boyAbout a lucky man whomade the gradeAnd though the news was rather sadWell, I just had to laugh2009March 19,Margaret Wente, “Please stop nannying us, Toronto!”, inGlobe and Mail, Canada, pageA13:In the end, only eight plucky contestantsmade the grade.2020November 1, Alan Young, “He quit the role after You Only Live Twice, frustrated by the repetitive plots, but was enticed back after his successor George Lazenby failed tomake the grade.”, inThe Scotsman‎[1]:

Examples:

EN: But it takes plenty of jack as well as talent to make the grade.
ES: Pero necesitas agallas además de talento para lograrlo.
EN: With a little practice, I think you'd be able to make the grade in the big time.
ES: Con un poco de práctica, creo que serás capaz de hacerlo muy bien.
EN: I'm sorry on your account if I couldn't make the grade.
ES: Perdona por no haber estado a la altura.
EN: You'll make the grade.
ES: Te irá bien.
EN: Did you make the grade?
ES: ¿Diste la talla?
EN: But just as you thought, he'll never make the grade.
ES: Eso parece. Pero tenías razón no va a aguantar mucho.
EN: No. But in trying to make the grade she'll get sour.
ES: Pero en su intento de ascender se echará a perder.
EN: I couldn't make the grade, I quit.
ES: No superé la prueba. Renuncié.
EN: Sorry I didn't make the grade, Mr. Gallagher.
ES: Lamento no haber calificado, Sr. Gallagher.
EN: If you're really in love with someone on the outside. And you want to make the grade with them on the up-and-up. Pack a bag and lam out of here.
ES: Si realmente estás enamorada de alguien de fuera, ...y quieres ganarles en su propio terreno, ...haz la maleta y lárgate.
EN: Can you make the grade?
ES: - ¿Puede caminar?
EN: I can't make the grade with words like this.
ES: No sé decir memeces como estas. Escucha, Dandy,
EN: I had to have a job and when I got the chance with Weber I had to make the grade.
ES: Necesitaba tener un trabajo y cuando tuve la oportunidad con Weber tuve que dar la talla.
EN: If you're rushed when you have to make the grade
ES: Si te dan prisas Cuando tienes que cumplir
EN: Well one of us has got to make the grade, you see...
ES: Bueno, uno de los dos tenía que ser el bueno...

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