live up
Britishverb
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to fulfil (an expectation, obligation, principle, etc)
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informal to enjoy oneself, esp flamboyantly
Example Sentences
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The overhaul comes after a report by Choice last June found 16 of the 20 sunscreens they tested - including several premium, expensive brands - failed to live up to their advertised SPF rating.
From BBC
In the past Cooper dropped Tahirovic and Suriname defender Sean Klaiber, saying they had failed to "live up to the values" of the club.
From BBC
“It makes you rethink, ‘How am I going to present these individuals that represent certain character traits that we want our children to grasp or to live up to, right?’”
From Los Angeles Times
While she is glad it did not shy away from being edgy, "in many cases the jokes don't live up to the risk", describing one on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as being akin to one "from four-year-olds who are learning how comedy works".
From BBC
Several felt cheated by motherhood because the reality did not live up to the idealised version society had sold them.
From BBC
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