passed the bar

Verb

pass the bar (third-person singular simple present passes the bar, present participle passing the bar, simple past and past participle passed the bar)

1. To be formally referred for trial from a lower court to a higher one.
   • This matter has passed the bar.
2. To achieve a successful outcome on the bar examination: to pass the test (make the grade) to become a licensed lawyer.
   • My cousin just passed the bar.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, the, bar.
   • His truck can pass anything but a gas station, and he can barely pass the bar on his way to report to his probation officer.