live up to
Idioms-
Live or act in accordance with; also, measure up to. For example, Children rarely live up to their parents' ideals , or This new technology has not lived up to our expectations . [Late 1600s]
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Carry out, fulfill, as in She certainly lived up to her end of the bargain . [First half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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It was time I started living up to all that potential she was always talking about.
From Literature
Sombr lived up to his name with a moody looking, gothic red satin and black lace top complete with tailored red trousers.
From BBC
Furnished in the bland decor of an extended-stay hotel, it lived up to its billing: recent construction, high ceilings, a patio and fenced yard.
Handsome realized how easy it was to make big generous pledges when he was not obliged to live up to them, so he went on.
From Literature
She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.
From Los Angeles Times
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