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make the grade

[make the grade] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make good; succeed. * /It was clear that Mr. Baker had made the grade in the insurance business./ * /It takes hard […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eye shadow

[eye shadow] {n. phr.} A cream used to darken the eyelids in order to make the eyes more noticeable. * /Jane's mother told her that girls in the ninth grade […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

down on

[down on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Having a grudge against; angry at. * /John is down on his teacher because she gave him a low grade./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pass by the board

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put by

[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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