Phrase guide
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verb
To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: cut it, cut the mustard, make the cut, measure up, pass muster, fit the bill
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from a railway train climbing a length of track sloping uphill (a grade).
