live up

British  

/ lɪv /

verb

1. to fulfil (an expectation, obligation, principle, etc)

2. informal to enjoy oneself, esp flamboyantly

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Example Sentences

Handsome realized how easy it was to make big generous pledges when he was not obliged to live up to them, so he went on.

From Literature

She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.

From Los Angeles Times

The bets come amid rising anxiety around how the AI buildup might ultimately play out, with investors torn between fears the technology won’t live up to hype—or worse, that it will succeed beyond imagination and devastate the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mayweather beat Pacquiao in their money-spinning 2015 "Fight of the Century" which largely failed to live up to the hype.

From Barron's

Mayweather beat fellow welterweight Pacquiao in their money-spinning 2015 "Fight of the Century," which generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys but largely failed to live up to the hype.

From Barron's