make the cut

== English == === Etymology === From the sport of golf, in which players are said to make the cut when they match or exceed a certain score, thus avoiding elimination during the final two rounds of a four-round tournament. === Pronunciation === === Verb === make the cut (third-person singular simple present makes the cut, present participle making the cut, simple past and past participle made the cut) (idiomatic, informal) To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities. === See also === cutline make the grade === References === Oxford Dictionary of Idioms