MEASURE UP (TO STH/SB)


Meaning of MEASURE UP (TO STH/SB) in English

(usually used in negative sentences and questions) to be as good, successful, etc. as expected or needed

SYN match up :

Last year's intake just didn't measure up.

The job failed to measure up to her expectations.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.