measure up
English
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Verb
editmeasure up (third-person singular simple present measures up, present participle measuring up, simple past and past participle measured up)
- (idiomatic) To meet expectations; to be as good as.
- It's a passable substitute, but it will never measure up to the original.
Translations
editTo meet expectations; to be as good as
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