2006-09-21 14:37:39 · 5 answers · asked by Lori H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yale University probably.
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2006-09-21 14:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by Lucy Lu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make the grade
Satisfy the requirements, qualify; also, succeed. For example, Angela hoped her work in the new school would make the grade, or Barbara certainly has made the grade as a trial lawyer. This expression uses grade in the sense of "accepted standard." [c. 1900]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
2006-09-21 14:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by bunstihl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A train that makes the grade is one that manages to surmount a steep grade, or slope. Probably someone coined the expression which means "to win despite great obstacles" after a long, heavy effort laboring up a steep hill. But the phrase, which has been traced to only about 1930, may derive from milk making the grade, "reaching a proper standard" and being good enough to be labeled Grade A.
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2006-09-21 14:43:47 · answer #3 · answered by beefstrokinoff39 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Make the Grade:
He's going to 'make the grade', means that he's expected to attain that grade; become that grade.
'She makes the grade' means, 'she becomes a fine wife.
Origin:
'Make the grade' has been in use since 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline. it is related to 'make time' / 'make tracks' meaning 'go fast'.
Source: Online Etimology Dictionary
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2006-09-21 14:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make the grade informally means to succeed.
Its a railroad term in reference to a train successfully going uphill/
2006-09-21 14:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋