rise to the occasion

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Fig. to meet the challenge of an event; to try extra hard to do a task. John was able to rise to the occasion and make the conference a success. It was a big challenge, but he rose to the occasion.

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She was very weak; she could not rise to the occasion, or realize the great mystery which all agree must await her; it only seemed to her that she was quite done up--more done up than ever before; that she saw and heard and felt less every moment; and that, unless something changed, she would soon feel nothing. Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context And when the last cup of flour was gone and the last rind of bacon, she was able to rise to the occasion, and of moccasins and the softer-tanned bits of leather in the outfit to make a grub-stake substitute that somehow held a man's soul in his body and enabled him to stagger on. Love of Life And Other Stories by London, Jack View in context			rip to rip up rip-roaring ripe ripe for ripe old age ripen into ripple ripple of excitement ripple of protest ripple through ripsnorter rise rise above rise against Rise and shine! rise from rise from the ashes rise from the dead rise from the ranks rise in rise to rise to feet rise to the bait rise to the challenge rise to the occasion rise to the top rise up risk risk life and limb risk neck risk of rain risk on rival in river rivet rivet attention rivet gaze on rivet on riveted to the ground road road hog road to Damascus road to hell is paved with good intentions roam about roar roar at roar away roar out roaring rob			Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Reds Rise of the Silver Surfer Rise of the Third Power Rise of the Triad Rise of the Valkyrie rise of tide Rise of Tyrants Rise Off Ground Rise over run Rise over run Rise over run Rise over run Rise over thermal rise pit rise through the ranks rise through the ranks rise through the ranks rise through the ranks Rise time Rise Time Fall Time rise times rise to rise to rise to feet Rise to Kill rise to power rise to the bait rise to the challenge rise to the occasion rise to the top rise up rise up Rise Up (song) rise with the lark rise with the lark rise with the lark rise with the lark rise with the sun rise with the sun rise with the sun rise with the sun rise-and-fall table Rise-And-Run-Length Encoding RISEBA RISED Risedronate Risedronate sodium Risedronic acid risen risen risen risen risen risen above risen above risen above risen above risen and shine risen and shine

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