pass muster
1pass muster — {v. phr.}, {informal} To pass a test or check up; be good enough. * /After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator./ * /His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster./ Compare: MEASURE UP …
2pass muster — {v. phr.}, {informal} To pass a test or check up; be good enough. * /After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator./ * /His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster./ Compare: MEASURE UP …
3pass muster — If something passes muster, it meets the required standard …
4pass muster — ► pass muster be accepted as satisfactory. Main Entry: ↑muster …
5pass muster — pass a test or checkup, be good enough I wrote some of the instructions of the computer manual and will send them to my partner to see if they pass muster …
6pass muster — BE GOOD ENOUGH, come up to standard, come up to scratch, measure up, be acceptable/adequate, fill/fit the bill; informal make the grade, come/be up to snuff. → muster * * * phrasal 1. : to pass an inspection or examination : be found satisfactory …
7pass\ muster — v. phr. informal To pass a test or check up; be good enough. After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator. His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster. Compare: measure up …
8pass muster — to be acceptable or satisfactory. The tortillas and tacos we offered for lunch today didn t pass muster with the students. Etymology: based on the military use of the phrase pass muster (= to gather soldiers in a group to show officers they are… …
9pass muster — If something passes muster, it meets the required standard. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone or something passes muster, they are considered to be satisfactory or acceptable. The interview went well. I hope I ll pass… …
10pass muster — as far as Dean s parents are concerned, I ll never pass muster Syn: be good enough, come up to standard, come up to scratch, measure up, be acceptable/adequate, fill/fit the bill; informal make the grade, come/be up to snuff …
