to make the grade

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الإنجليزية - التركية
işi götürmek
başarmak
amacına ulaşmak
zorlukları yenmek
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit

In the end, only eight plucky contestants made the grade.

succeed, overcome difficulties