Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb idiomatic To prove
satisfactory ; to besuccessful or worthy ofmerit .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Probably from a railway train climbing a length of track sloping uphill (a grade).
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word make the grade.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.