live up
(Redirected from live up to)
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]live up (third-person singular simple present lives up, present participle living up, simple past and past participle lived up)
- (intransitive, followed by to) To fulfil the expectations placed upon one.
- She never lived up to her reputation.
- The holidays didn't live up to the advertiser's claims.
- 2023 October 7, Gregor Muir, “Frieze turns 20”, in FT Weekend, Collecting, page 2:
- Seeing A-listers in the aisles makes Frieze seem sexier than most fairs, placing added pressure on galleries to live up to the sponsorship provided by high-end fashion brands and luxury goods.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to fulfil the expectations placed upon one
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