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live up to expectations

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  • live up to something — live up to (something) to be as good as you said or thought something would be. Analysts are concerned that corporate profits will not live up to expectations and could cause stock prices to fall. The game fails to live up to the excitement… …   New idioms dictionary

  • live up to — (something) to be as good as you said or thought something would be. Analysts are concerned that corporate profits will not live up to expectations and could cause stock prices to fall. The game fails to live up to the excitement promised on its… …   New idioms dictionary

  • live up — v. 1) (d; intr.) to live up to ( to satisfy ) (to live up to expectations) 2) (misc.) (colloq.) to live it up ( to enjoy oneself ostentatiously ) * * * [ lɪv ʌp] (misc.) (colloq.) to live up it up ( to enjoy oneself ostentatiously ) (d; intr.) to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • live up to — {v.} To act according to; come up to; agree with; follow. * /So far as he could, John had always tried to live up to the example he saw in Lincoln./ * /Bob was a man who lived up to his promises./ * /The new house didn t live up to expectations./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live up to — {v.} To act according to; come up to; agree with; follow. * /So far as he could, John had always tried to live up to the example he saw in Lincoln./ * /Bob was a man who lived up to his promises./ * /The new house didn t live up to expectations./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • live\ up\ to — v To act according to; come up to; agree with; follow. So far as he could, John had always tried to live up to the example he saw in Lincoln. Bob was a man who lived up to his promises. The new house didn t live up to expectations …   Словарь американских идиом

  • live — live1 [liv] vi. lived, living [ME liven < OE libban (akin to ON lifa, Goth liban, Ger leben) < IE * lib(h)s < base * leibh , to live] 1. to be alive; have life 2. a) to remain alive b) to last; endure …   English World dictionary

  • live up to something — ˌlive ˈup to sth derived to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to • He failed to live up to his parents expectations. • The team called ‘The No Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name. Main entry: ↑livederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • live up to — verb meet the requirements or expectations of (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑satisfy, ↑fulfill, ↑fulfil • Ant: ↑fall short of (for: ↑satisfy) …   Useful english dictionary

  • live — 1 verb IN A PLACE/TIME 1 IN A PLACE/HOME (intransitive always + adv/prep) to have your home in a particular place: live in/at/with/near etc: Where do you live? | We used to live in Bakersfield. | They have one daughter who still lives with them.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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