pass muster

Idioms  

1. Meet a required standard, as in That yard cleanup won't pass muster with Mom. This expression originally meant “to undergo a military review without censure,” muster referring to an assembling of troops for inspection or a similar purpose. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

It isn’t clear whether that plan would also pass muster in the House.

From Barron's

The exit of China’s Tencent and Affinity makes Paramount more dependent on international partners who are likely to pass muster with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, possibly adding more Middle East names to the team.

From MarketWatch

"Will it pass muster with the Constitutional Court? I don't know. We have done our best," Shetty said.

From BBC

The Breuer’s older track lighting system on its upper gallery floors didn’t pass muster for today’s auction needs, said Lisa Dennison, chairman of Sotheby’s Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal

The higher the targeted leverage, the greater the challenge for getting these funds to pass muster with the SEC, said Dave Nadig, president and head of research at ETF.com and co-author of book titled “A Comprehensive Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds.”

From MarketWatch