Idioms for muster

    pass muster,
    1. to pass a cursory inspection.
    2. to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.

Origin of muster

1250–1300; Middle English mostren (v.) < Old French mostrer < Latin mōnstrāre to show, derivative of mōnstrum portent; see monster

synonym study for muster

1. See gather.

OTHER WORDS FROM muster

pre·mus·ter, verb (used with object) un·mus·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH muster

muster mustard

Words nearby muster

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Words related to pass muster

pass, suffice

British Dictionary definitions for pass muster

muster
/ (ˈmʌstə) /

verb

noun

Word Origin for muster

C14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen

Idioms and Phrases with pass muster (1 of 2)

pass muster

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]

Idioms and Phrases with pass muster (2 of 2)

muster