measure up

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measure up

verb measures up · measuring up · 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.

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verb To meet expectations; to be as good as

Español	dar la talla, estar a la altura, competir con
Deutsch	gleichkommen, auf der Höhe sein
Italiano	essere all'altezza
Română	fi la înălțimea
Русский	соотве́тствовать sootvétstvovatʹ, удовлетворя́ть udovletvorjátʹ

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@misc{measure_up_2026,
  title = {measure up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/measure%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}