| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,514,032,118 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
live up to |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.24 sec. |
|
live up to something to fulfill expectations; to satisfy a goal or set of goals. (Often with one's reputation, promise, word, standards, etc.) I hope I can live up to my reputation. The class lives up to its reputation of being exciting and interesting. 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 box. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Idioms and phrases |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|