match up to
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: to be equal to : to succeed in providing (what was promised or expected)
The concert didn't match up to our expectations.
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However, there's a 200 percent first-time deposit match up to $200.
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Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Musicality: How well the moves match up to the music.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
While unfortunately, the performance doesn't match up to the price tag, the $400 discount makes the value much better.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
Finer distinctions notwithstanding, many of the foreign fighters flowing into Syria certainly fit the bill of terrorists, but their sympathizers do not match up to our expectations.
—Daniel Corstange, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2016
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Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Musicality: How well the moves match up to the music.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
While unfortunately, the performance doesn't match up to the price tag, the $400 discount makes the value much better.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
Finer distinctions notwithstanding, many of the foreign fighters flowing into Syria certainly fit the bill of terrorists, but their sympathizers do not match up to our expectations.
—Daniel Corstange, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2016
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“Match up to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20up%20to. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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