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to live up to sb's expectations

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  • 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 — 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 — 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 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 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 — 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

  • live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • live — I. /lɪv / (say liv) verb (lived /lɪvd / (say livd), living) –verb (i) 1. to have life, as an animal or plant; be alive; be capable of vital functions. 2. to continue to live; remain alive: to live long. 3. to continue in existence, operation,… …  

  • live — live1 /liv/, v., lived /livd/, living. v.i. 1. to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. 2. to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. 3. to continue in existence,… …   Universalium

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