make the grade片語KK [mek ðə gred] /meɪk ðə ɡɹeɪd/發音片語1達到標準、合格、夠水準Only three of the twenty applicants made the grade.二十名申請者中只有三人達到標準。2成功、出頭口語He worked two jobs for years before he finally made the grade.他做了好幾年兩份工作,最後終於成功了。