make the grade

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: to measure up to some standard : be successful

… clever and energetic enough to make the grade in a good law firm …—John Train

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McDonald’s The burger chain also made the grade, even as the stock has seen better days. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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