make the grade

短语

成功, 爬上陡坡

发音

AU

词形变化

made the grade makes the grade 三单 makes the grade making the grade making the grade 现在分词 made the grade 过去式 made the grade 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.

    习语

    Near-synonym: fit the bill

词源

Probably from a railway train climbing a length of track sloping uphill (a grade).

来源：wiktionary