rise to the occasion
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rise to the occasion
verb rises to the occasion · rising to the occasion · rose to the occasion · risen to the occasion
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To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.
Gabriel, though one of the quietest and most gentle men on earth, rose to the occasion, with martial promptness and vigour. "That's my fist. . . . Now — the first man in the parish that I hear prophesying bad of our mistress, why" (here the fist was raised and let fall as Thor might have done with h
Similar: rise to the challenge
- To achieve an erection of the penis. To his comic fury and shame, the traveller's 'master part' fails to rise to the occasion, and the girl's innocence is preserved.
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verb to show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty
| Français | se montrer à la hauteur |
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| Deutsch | den Anforderungen gewachsen sein, sich den Umständen gewachsen zeigen, sich der Lage gewachsen zeigen, sich der Situation gewachsen zeigen |
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