measure up

VERB
  1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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How To Use measure up In A Sentence

  • I make a mental checklist of a plant's qualities and see which ones measure up. Times, Sunday Times
  • Many companies seem to have set too high a standard for their employees to measure up to.
  • The establishment of a new academic library often affords an insight into the way collections measure up to such standards as exist.
  • This includes replacing the currency established by Mobuto, the new zaire by the Congolese franc, a crucial measure upon which hinges economic and banking sector reforms. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • Those who fail to measure up to his standards are not tolerated for long.
  • Will you measure up or shall I?
  • This product does not measure up.
  • If in doubt, ask the supplier to measure up for you.
  • First measure up, then cut the timber to the correct length.
  • It's a tough assignment, and I hope he'll measure up.
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