Idiom
measure up
Meaning
To meet expectations; to be as good as.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His new work does not measure up to his old work.”
“She worked hard on the project, but she worried that her final result would not measure up to the boss's high standards.”
“Despite his impressive credentials and years of experience, he struggled to measure up to the immense responsibilities required by his new position at the firm.”
Examples
simple
“His new work does not measure up to his old work.”
contextual
“She worked hard on the project, but she worried that her final result would not measure up to the boss's high standards.”
complex
“Despite his impressive credentials and years of experience, he struggled to measure up to the immense responsibilities required by his new position at the firm.”
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