marry up
Britishverb
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(tr) to join
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(intr) to tally or correspond
the reactor did not marry up to his expectations
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(intr) to marry someone of a higher social class than oneself
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Again, it does not marry up with the amount of praise he receives when he is playing well.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
Characters fall in and out of love, marry up, disgrace themselves, disappear for hundreds of pages, die.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
“The reason I was drafted to Washington is the way me and this offense marry up with my skill set,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
Muslim men can marry up to four wives.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2018
To begin Here is a man who looks upon a woman, Desires her, so they marry, up they step Before the marriage counter, buy a license To live together, propagate their kind.
From Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters
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