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expectation

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
come up to someone's expectations
to be as good as someone expected. Sorry, but this product does not come up to my expectations and I want to return it.
See also: come, up

fire someone with anger and fire someone with enthusiasm; fire someone with hope; fire someone with expectations

Fig. [for someone's words] to fill someone with eagerness or the desire to do something. The speech fired the audience with enthusiasm for change. We were fired with anger to protest against the government.
See also: anger, fire


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