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live up

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. intr, adverbfoll byto to fulfil (an expectation, obligation, principle, etc)
  2. live it up informal.
    to enjoy oneself, esp flamboyantly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"I am truly sorry and regretful that I could not live up to your expectations," he said.

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Will the horse live up to their name?

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During a ceremony in the capital, Niamey, Gen Tchiani said of his new military rank: "I receive this distinction with great humility... I will strive to live up to the trust placed in me."

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Will both sides make this deal work and then live up to it?

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He also called on America to live up to its highest ideals, which required a hard look in the mirror and an unvarnished appreciation of facts.

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