pass muster

pass 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.
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phrasal
1. : to pass an inspection or examination : be found satisfactory or valid

these excuses will not pass muster

2. : to pass a routine or casual inspection

the variety of styles and tendencies that all pass muster under the name of modern music — Aaron Copland

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pass muster
To bear examination, appear adequate
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Main Entry: ↑muster

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pass muster usually in negatives or questions phrase
to reach the expected or necessary standard

The passports are obviously false: they’ll never pass muster at Immigration.

Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym
Main entry: muster

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I
be accepted as adequate or satisfactory

a treaty that might pass muster with the voters

II
see muster

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pass muster
: to be judged as acceptable or good enough

These excuses will not pass muster. [=they are not acceptable]

His cooking could pass muster in an expensive French restaurant.

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Main Entry: ↑muster
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pass muster — see ↑muster, 2
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Main Entry: ↑pass

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pass ˈmuster idiom
to be accepted as of a good enough standard
Main entry: ↑passidiom

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  • pass 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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass 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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass muster — If something passes muster, it meets the required standard …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pass muster — ► pass muster be accepted as satisfactory. Main Entry: ↑muster …   English terms dictionary

  • pass 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 …   Idioms and examples

  • pass\ 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pass 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • pass 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… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • pass 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • pass muster — [usually in negatives or questions] to reach the expected or necessary standard The passports are obviously false: they ll never pass muster at Immigration …   English dictionary

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