| B beater |
| Great grade |
| 90, usually |
| It beats a B |
| Low 90s, say |
| Third grade? |
| 90%, perhaps |
| B-plus beater |
| Nearly perfect |
| Nearly flawless |
| Gimme for a gut |
| Very good grade |
| Honor-roll grade |
| 90-93, grade-wise |
| Not quite perfect |
| Top grade, almost |
| Fairly good grade |
| Pretty good grade |
| Near-perfect grade |
| It's in the low 90s |
| Nearly perfect grade |
| It's less than perfect |
| Grade just above B-plus |
| Almost perfect, gradewise |
| Practically perfect grade |
| It's slightly higher than B |
| Not perfect, but close to excellent |
| Overachiever's disappointment, perhaps |