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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"There's a lot of expectations on my shoulders to carry the flag of British boxing. I just have to live up to it," Itauma says.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"To live up to the hatred that they say they have, they had to fire me," Curlee said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Like so much in the semiconductor space, the Samsung news was not negative, but just didn’t live up to expectations given its stock has surged 114% this year and 259% over the last 52 weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
All the introverted Tucker had to do was be his normal self with the understanding that no one expected him to live up to that Ohtani-type contract, that Juan Soto-esque dough, that Aaron Judge-level cheddar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
For starters, it majorly failed to live up to its name.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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