Usually means: Achieve the necessary standard level.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word make the grade:

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  1. make the grade: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. make the grade: Merriam-Webster
  3. make the grade: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. make the grade: Collins English Dictionary
  5. make the grade: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. make the grade: Wiktionary
  7. make the grade: Dictionary.com
  8. Make the Grade: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. make the grade: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. make the grade: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (make the grade)

verb:  (idiomatic) To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.

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