All make the grade synonyms
make the grade
M m verb make the grade
- inveigle β to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- qualify β to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- fulfill β to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
- furnish β to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- amass β If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- procure β to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- attain β If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- arrive β When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- triumph β the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
- accord β An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- tally β an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- harmonize β to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- benefit β The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- beseem β to be suitable for; befit
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- make it β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make out β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- can do β marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
- could β You use could to indicate that someone had the ability to do something. You use could not or couldn't to say that someone was unable to do something.
- cut the mustard β to come up to expectations
- have it made β simple past tense and past participle of make1 .
- carry on β If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
- hack it β to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed by up or down): to hack meat; to hack down trees.
- get a handle on β that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- hold one's own β of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- carry out β If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
- fill the bill β a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out.
- avail β If you avail yourself of an offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity.
- come through β To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- make the cut β to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
- prevail β to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- bring home the bacon β If you bring home the bacon, you achieve what you needed to achieve.
- carry off β If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
- cut it β If you say that someone can't cut it, you mean that they do not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
- deliver the goods β to produce or perform something promised or expected
- hit the mark β to achieve one's aim; be successful in one's attempt
- hit the spot β a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- turn on β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.